diff --git a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/gitea_modal_build.py b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/gitea_modal_build.py
index 95ceaad..b2f156f 100644
--- a/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/gitea_modal_build.py
+++ b/workspace/sprint_1_2/CODEBASE/deps/implementation/backend_deploy/gitea_modal_build.py
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ def build_and_push(
         print(f"Configuring ECR authentication...")
         region = os.getenv("AWS_REGION", "us-east-1")
 
-        ecr = boto3.client("ecr", region_name=region)
+        if registry.startswith("public.ecr.aws"):
+            ecr = boto3.client("ecr-public", region_name=region)
+        else:
+            ecr = boto3.client("ecr", region_name=region)
         auth = ecr.get_authorization_token()
         token = auth["authorizationData"][0]["authorizationToken"]
         username, password = base64.b64decode(token).decode().split(":")