diff --git a/qa/pre-push b/qa/pre-push
index c908d60..bbe1d86 100755
--- a/qa/pre-push
+++ b/qa/pre-push
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# runs repo QA before any push
-"$(dirname "$0")/site-qa.sh"
+# runs repo QA before any push (gitea pre-push hook)
+cd "$(dirname "$0")/../.." || exit 1
+exec ./qa/site-qa.sh