diff --git a/.github/workflows/template-init.yml b/.github/workflows/template-init.yml
index df2ebe9..18cb7c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template-init.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template-init.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "repo_slug=${{ github.event.repository.name }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           snake=$(echo "${{ github.event.repository.name }}" | tr '-' '_')
           echo "repo_snake=$snake" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "repo_owner=${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
       - name: Create working branch
         run: git switch -c template-init
 
+      - name: Replace repo owner
+        if: ${{ github.event.repository.owner.login }} != marksverdhei
+        run: |
+          repo_owner="${{ steps.names.outputs.repo_owner }}"
+          # replace repo owner placeholder
+          grep -lr --exclude-dir=.git 'marksverdhei' . | xargs -r sed -i "s/marksverdhei/${repo_owner}/g"
+
       - name: Replace placeholders inside files
         run: |
           repo_slug="${{ steps.names.outputs.repo_slug }}"