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 e54e738..1867278 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
@@ -146,8 +146,16 @@ 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)
+    auth_token = subprocess.run(
+        "aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws",
+        shell=True,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True
+    )
+    
+    print(auth_token.stdout)
+    if auth_token.returncode != 0:
+        raise RuntimeError(f"ECR authentication failed:\n{auth_token.stderr}")
     
     print(result.stdout)
     if result.returncode != 0: