diff --git a/scripts/configure_repo.py b/scripts/configure_repo.py
index 300fbc4..8e2f7d8 100644
--- a/scripts/configure_repo.py
+++ b/scripts/configure_repo.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 Usage:
   GITEA_ADMIN_TOKEN=<token> python3 scripts/configure_repo.py
 """
+import http
 import os
 
 import click
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ def _handle_http_error(e: requests.HTTPError) -> None:
     """Raise a user-friendly Click exception for HTTP errors."""
     response = e.response
     status = response.status_code if response else 0
-    if status == 403:
+    if status == http.HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN:
         raise click.ClickException(
             _(
                 "HTTP {status} Forbidden — your token lacks admin rights.\n"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_configure_repo.py b/tests/unit/test_configure_repo.py
index 76fef5d..50f2e76 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_configure_repo.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_configure_repo.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 """Unit tests for scripts/configure_repo.py."""
 
+import http
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 
 import click
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ class TestMain:
 
     def test_handle_http_error_403(self) -> None:
         mock_response = MagicMock()
-        mock_response.status_code = 403
+        mock_response.status_code = http.HTTPStatus.FORBIDDEN
         mock_response.json.return_value = {"message": "Forbidden"}
         err = requests.HTTPError("403", response=mock_response)
         with pytest.raises(click.ClickException) as exc:
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ class TestMain:
 
     def test_handle_http_error_other(self) -> None:
         mock_response = MagicMock()
-        mock_response.status_code = 500
+        mock_response.status_code = http.HTTPStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR
         mock_response.json.return_value = {"message": "Internal Server Error"}
         err = requests.HTTPError("500", response=mock_response)
         with pytest.raises(click.ClickException) as exc:
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ class TestMain:
 
     def test_handle_http_error_json_parse_fails(self) -> None:
         mock_response = MagicMock()
-        mock_response.status_code = 502
+        mock_response.status_code = http.HTTPStatus.BAD_GATEWAY
         mock_response.json.side_effect = ValueError("not json")
         err = requests.HTTPError("502", response=mock_response)
         with pytest.raises(click.ClickException) as exc: