diff --git a/svn_mirror/gitea.py b/svn_mirror/gitea.py
index a8869e4..19c27db 100644
--- a/svn_mirror/gitea.py
+++ b/svn_mirror/gitea.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def _git(*args: str, timeout: int = 300, check: bool = True) -> str:
             capture_output=True,
             text=True,
             timeout=timeout,
-            env={**os.environ, "LC_ALL": "C", "GITEA_PUSH_VERIFIED": "1"},
+            env={**os.environ, "LC_ALL": "C"},
         )
     except FileNotFoundError:
         raise GiteaError("git not found on PATH")
@@ -115,13 +115,12 @@ def push_to_gitea(mirror: Mirror) -> bool:
         return False
 
     logger.info("Synced %d ref(s) to Gitea", len(changed))
-    _trigger_gitea_post_receive(gitea_path, mirror.config.gitea)
+    _trigger_gitea_post_receive(changed, mirror.config.gitea)
     return True
 
 
-def _trigger_gitea_post_receive(gitea_path: Path, gitea_cfg):
+def _trigger_gitea_post_receive(changed: list, gitea_cfg):
     """Fire Gitea's post-receive hook so the UI refreshes immediately."""
-    # Find the gitea hook binary
     candidates = ("/usr/local/bin/gitea", "/usr/bin/gitea", "gitea")
     hook_bin = None
     for c in candidates:
@@ -134,15 +133,10 @@ def _trigger_gitea_post_receive(gitea_path: Path, gitea_cfg):
 
     try:
         config_path = os.environ.get("GITEA_CONFIG", "/etc/gitea/app.ini")
-        # Build stdin with the ref updates that would normally arrive
-        # Format: "<old-hash> <new-hash> <refname>\n"
-        data = _git("--git-dir", str(gitea_path), "for-each-ref",
-                    "--format=%(objectname) %(objectname) %(refname)",
-                    "refs/heads/", "refs/tags/",
-                    timeout=15, check=False)
+        lines = "\n".join(f"{o} {n} {r}" for o, n, r in changed)
         r = subprocess.run(
             [hook_bin, "hook", "--config", config_path, "post-receive"],
-            input=(data or "").encode(),
+            input=lines.encode(),
             capture_output=True,
             timeout=60,
         )