diff --git a/app/git.js b/app/git.js
index acaa58e..38c5582 100644
--- a/app/git.js
+++ b/app/git.js
@@ -62,11 +62,22 @@ function withAskpass(workspace, fn) {
   const askpassScript = path.join(workspace, '.git-askpass.sh');
   fs.writeFileSync(askpassScript, '#!/bin/sh\necho "$GIT_TOKEN"\n', { mode: 0o700 });
   const credEnv = { ...process.env, GIT_ASKPASS: askpassScript, GIT_USERNAME: 'x-token', GIT_TOKEN: GITEA_TOKEN };
+  const cleanup = () => { try { fs.unlinkSync(askpassScript); } catch {} };
+  let result;
   try {
-    return fn(credEnv);
-  } finally {
-    try { fs.unlinkSync(askpassScript); } catch {}
+    result = fn(credEnv);
+  } catch (e) {
+    cleanup();
+    throw e;
   }
+  // Defer cleanup until an async callback settles, otherwise the askpass script
+  // is deleted at the first `await` and later network ops (e.g. git push) fail
+  // with "cannot exec .git-askpass.sh". Sync callbacks clean up immediately.
+  if (result && typeof result.then === 'function') {
+    return result.finally(cleanup);
+  }
+  cleanup();
+  return result;
 }
 
 function readGitOutput(run, args, cwd, env) {
diff --git a/app/git.test.js b/app/git.test.js
index 0ebb723..5d92566 100644
--- a/app/git.test.js
+++ b/app/git.test.js
@@ -93,6 +93,18 @@ describe('commitAndPush', () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it('keeps the askpass script present while the network push runs', async () => {
+    let askpassExistsAtPush = null;
+    const spawn = makeSpawn({
+      push: (_args, opts) => {
+        askpassExistsAtPush = !!(opts?.env?.GIT_ASKPASS && fs.existsSync(opts.env.GIT_ASKPASS));
+        return { status: 0, stdout: '', stderr: '', error: null };
+      },
+    });
+    await commitAndPush(workspace, path.join(workspace, 'repo'), spawn, sourceRoot);
+    assert.equal(askpassExistsAtPush, true, 'askpass script must still exist when git push runs');
+  });
+
   it('cleans up askpass script after successful run', async () => {
     await commitAndPush(workspace, path.join(workspace, 'repo'), makeSpawn(), sourceRoot);
     const leftover = fs.readdirSync(workspace).filter(f => f.endsWith('.git-askpass.sh'));