diff --git a/scripts/push-theme-readme.sh b/scripts/push-theme-readme.sh
index 1ab5de47..132a4b50 100755
--- a/scripts/push-theme-readme.sh
+++ b/scripts/push-theme-readme.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export BRANCH_NAME=updated-theme-readme
 git --version
 git config --global user.email "no-reply@githubreadmestats.com"
 git config --global user.name "GitHub Readme Stats Bot"
+git config --global --add safe.directory ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}
 git branch -d $BRANCH_NAME || true
 git checkout -b $BRANCH_NAME
 git add --all