diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 732eef7..65ce0a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -21,20 +21,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up ko
         uses: ko-build/setup-ko@v0.6
         env:
-          KO_DOCKER_REPO: quay.io/avik6028
+          KO_DOCKER_REPO: quay.io/openshift-console
       - name: Lint
         run: make lint
       - name: Build
-        env:
-          auth_token: ${{ secrets.QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "${auth_token}" | ko login quay.io --username ${{ secrets.QUAY_USER_NAME }} --password-stdin
-          make container-build
+        run: make container-build
       - name: Test
         run: make test
       - name: Push
         env:
-          auth_token: ${{ secrets.QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "${auth_token}" | ko login quay.io --username ${{ secrets.QUAY_USER_NAME }} --password-stdin
-          make container-push
+          QUAY_USER_NAME: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USER_NAME }}
+          QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN }}
+        run: make container-push
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae6102e..92c7b4e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@ BUNDLE_DEFAULT_CHANNEL := --default-channel=$(DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
 endif
 BUNDLE_METADATA_OPTS ?= $(BUNDLE_CHANNELS) $(BUNDLE_DEFAULT_CHANNEL)
 
+# Load the environment variables from the .env file
+# This is useful for local development and testing.
+# You can also set the environment variables directly in the CI/CD pipeline.
+# To use the .env file, you can create a .env file in the root of the project and define the variables.
+ifneq (,$(wildcard ./.env))
+    include .env
+endif
+
+
 # IMAGE_TAG_BASE defines the docker.io namespace and part of the image name for remote images.
 # This variable is used to construct full image tags for bundle and catalog images.
 #
@@ -35,6 +44,7 @@ IMAGE_NAMESPACE ?= openshift-console
 IMAGE_REPO ?= $(IMAGE_HOST)/$(IMAGE_NAMESPACE)
 IMAGE_TAG_BASE ?= $(IMAGE_REPO)/console-application-operator
 
+
 # TAG allows the tag for the operator image to be changed. Defaults to the VERSION
 TAG ?= $(VERSION)
 
@@ -169,8 +179,14 @@ run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
 container-build: test ko ## Build the container image with the operator.
 	KO_DOCKER_REPO=${IMAGE_REPO} $(KO) build . --push=false ${KO_OPTS}
 
+.PHONY: print-auth
+print-auth: ## Print the environment variables.
+	@echo "Username: ${QUAY_USER_NAME}"
+	@echo "Password: ${QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+
 .PHONY: container-push
 container-push: ## Push the container image with the operator.
+	echo "${QUAY_AUTH_TOKEN}" | ko login quay.io --username ${QUAY_USER_NAME} --password-stdin
 	KO_DOCKER_REPO=${IMAGE_REPO} $(KO) build . ${KO_OPTS}
 
 # If you wish to build the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.