diff --git a/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile b/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile
index 8cb0edc..29b2fd9 100644
--- a/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/wordpress/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ RUN curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wp-cli/builds/gh-pages/phar/wp-cli
 # install composer dependencies
 COPY composer.json composer.lock ./
 RUN --mount=type=secret,id=GITEA_TOKEN \
+    test -n "${GITEA_TOKEN}" && \
     export TOKEN=$(cat /run/secrets/GITEA_TOKEN) && \
     composer config --global auth.http-basic.seu-gitea.com token $TOKEN && \
     composer install --no-dev --optimize-autoloader