diff --git a/phase7_teardown.sh b/phase7_teardown.sh
index 3592a6a..27d3ea8 100755
--- a/phase7_teardown.sh
+++ b/phase7_teardown.sh
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ source "${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib/common.sh"
 
 load_env
 require_vars GITEA_ADMIN_TOKEN GITEA_INTERNAL_URL GITEA_ORG_NAME \
-             REPO_1_NAME REPO_2_NAME REPO_3_NAME PROTECTED_BRANCH
+             REPO_NAMES PROTECTED_BRANCH
 
 log_warn "=== Phase 7 Teardown: Branch Protection ==="
 
-REPOS=("$REPO_1_NAME" "$REPO_2_NAME" "$REPO_3_NAME")
+read -ra REPOS <<< "$REPO_NAMES"
 
 printf 'This will remove branch protection for "%s" on all repos. Continue? [y/N] ' "$PROTECTED_BRANCH"
 read -r confirm