diff --git a/ts/pulumi/bazel_rce/index.ts b/ts/pulumi/bazel_rce/index.ts
index 8bfbdd43..2c587459 100644
--- a/ts/pulumi/bazel_rce/index.ts
+++ b/ts/pulumi/bazel_rce/index.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ interface DockerFileParams {
 }
 
 const password_file_name = '.htpasswd';
-const monorepo_github_name = 'zemn-me/monorepo';
 
 function DockerFile(params: DockerFileParams) {
 	return `
@@ -383,7 +382,7 @@ export class BazelRemoteCache extends Pulumi.ComponentResource {
 			`${name}_actions_secret_cache_url`,
 			{
 				plaintextValue: Pulumi.interpolate`https://${username.result}:${password.result}@${record.name}`,
-				repository: `${monorepo_github_name}`, // error: GET https://api.github.com/repos//zemn-me/monorepo/actions/secrets/public-key: 404 Not Found []
+				repository: 'monorepo', // error: GET https://api.github.com/repos//zemn-me/monorepo/actions/secrets/public-key: 404 Not Found []
 				//                                                                                  ^
 				secretName: `BAZEL_REMOTE_CACHE_URL${
 					args.stage ? '_staging' : ''
diff --git a/ts/pulumi/stack.ts b/ts/pulumi/stack.ts
index ab358254..b112db01 100644
--- a/ts/pulumi/stack.ts
+++ b/ts/pulumi/stack.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ process.env.PATH = [
 	pulumi_dir,
 ].join(':');
 
+// for the github plugin
+process.env['GITHUB_OWNER'] = 'zemn-me';
+
 // check the binary is actually in there
 if (!fs.existsSync(pulumi_binary_path)) {
 	throw new Error('missing pulumi binary in ' + pulumi_dir);