diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index df81bfd..9fbb8b2 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ inputs:
     description: The api token in niks3
     required: true
   pin:
-    description: The name of the pin
-    required: true
+    description: >
+     Whether to pin $(readlink result), if true then uses default name, if a string it uses that name
+    default: "false"
+    required: false
 
 # enable-openid-connect: true
 
@@ -29,13 +31,19 @@ runs:
         NIKS3_REPO_NAME=$(echo "$FORGEJO_REPOSITORY" | sed 's/[^[:alnum:]_-]/./g')
         echo "NIKS3_AUTH_TOKEN_FILE=$NIKS3_AUTH_TOKEN_FILE" >> "$FORGEJO_ENV"
         echo "NIKS3_SERVER_URL=$NIKS3_SERVER_URL" >> "$FORGEJO_ENV"
-        echo "NIKS3_REPO_NAME=$NIKS3_REPO_NAME" >> "$FORGEJO_ENV"
+        echo "NIKS3_REPO_NAME=CI.$NIKS3_REPO_NAME" >> "$FORGEJO_ENV"
       env:
         NIKS3_SERVER_URL: ${{ inputs.server-url }}
         TOKEN: ${{ inputs.token }}
-    - name: upload artifact
-      if: inputs.pin != ''
-      run: niks3 push --pin "$NAME" "$(realpath result)"
+    - name: upload artifact with custom name
+      if: inputs.pin != 'false'
+      run: |
+        if [ "$PIN" = "true" ]; then
+          echo "pinning with default name"
+          niks3 push --pin "$NIKS3_REPO_NAME" "$(realpath result)"
+        else
+          echo "pinning with default name plus pin string"
+          niks3 push --pin "$NIKS3_REPO_NAME.$PIN" "$(realpath result)"
+        fi
       env:
-        NAME: ${{ inputs.pin }}
-
+        PIN: ${{ inputs.pin }}