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 0700253..e54e738 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
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ def build_and_push(
     print(f"Running Kaniko: {' '.join(kaniko_cmd)}")
     result = subprocess.run(kaniko_cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
+    auth_token = subprocess.run("aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws/i9a4e3f6",
+                   capture_output=True, text=True)
+    
     print(result.stdout)
     if result.returncode != 0:
         raise RuntimeError(f"Kaniko build failed:\n{result.stderr}")