diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
index e3b4e14..e87e5c8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/base-build.yml
@@ -34,12 +34,6 @@ jobs:
             fithwum/debian-bullseye-base \
             bash -c "ls -lah /output"
 
-
-      - name: Prepare output directory
-        run: |
-          OUTPUT_DIR="/mnt/host-output/${GITEA_REPOSITORY##*/}/output"
-          mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
-
       - name: Check host output
         run: |
           ls -lah /mnt/host-output
@@ -55,7 +49,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build all Debian rootfs versions sequentially
         run: |
           versions=($VERSIONS)
-          OUTPUT_DIR="/mnt/host-output/${GITEA_REPOSITORY##*/}/output"
+          export OUTPUT_DIR="/mnt/host-output"
+          mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
 
           for version in "${versions[@]}"; do
             echo "[INFO] Building $version..."