diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
index b042a8a..f3335d8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/update-readme.yaml
@@ -16,10 +16,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Update README
         run: |
-          LOC=$(grep -o '"total_code":[0-9]*' public/code-stats.json | cut -d: -f2)
+          LOC=$(grep '"total_code"' public/code-stats.json | sed 's/[^0-9]*//g')
           
+          if [ -z "$LOC" ] || [ "$LOC" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "Error: Could not parse LOC or LOC is 0. Checking file existence..."
+            ls -R public/
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
           FORMATTED_LOC=$(printf "%'d" $LOC)
-          echo "Detected $FORMATTED_LOC lines of code."
+          echo "Detected $FORMATTED_LOC lines of code. Updating README..."
 
           sed -i "s/\(\).*\(\)/\1$FORMATTED_LOC\2/" README.md
 
@@ -28,8 +34,10 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "Ares-Bot"
           git config user.email "ares@beane.me"
           git add README.md
+          
           if git diff --staged --quiet; then
             echo "No changes"
           else
             git commit -m "chore: sync code velocity to $FORMATTED_LOC LOC [skip ci]"
-            git push http://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@gitea-http:3000/${{ github.repository }}.git ${{ github.ref_name }}
+            git push http://${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@gitea-http:3000/${{ github.repository }}.git main
+          fi