diff --git a/scripts/run-registry-tests.sh b/scripts/run-registry-tests.sh
index ea34739c..cd899949 100755
--- a/scripts/run-registry-tests.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-registry-tests.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,17 @@ corepack pnpm install
 corepack pnpm test
 
 echo "Verifying HTTP responses..."
+declare -A extra_headers=(
+  [https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/ByteLyst/npm/]="-H Authorization: token ${GITEA_NPM_TOKEN}"
+)
+
 for url in \
   https://api.bytelyst.com/platform/health \
   https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/ByteLyst/npm/ \
   https://ollama.bytelyst.com/api/version \
 ; do
-  if curl -sSfI "$url" >/tmp/last-curl.out; then
+  headers=${extra_headers[$url]:-}
+  if curl -sSfI $headers "$url" >/tmp/last-curl.out; then
     status=$(head -n1 /tmp/last-curl.out)
     echo "$url -> $status"
   else