diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index d821c9d4982924..f4bb8b26a39625 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ inputs:
     # legacy
     required: false
     default: 'master'
+  zuliprc:
+    description: 'zuliprc of the Zulip bot'
+    required: true
 runs:
   using: 'docker'
   image: 'Dockerfile'
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 497386c89f6e95..b26bd0fc601014 100755
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ github_token=$INPUT_GITHUB_TOKEN
 delete_history=$5
 archive_branch=$6
 github_personal_access_token=$7
+zuliprc=$INPUT_ZULIPRC
 
 github_personal_access_token=${github_personal_access_token:-NOT_SET}
 
@@ -62,9 +63,15 @@ github_pages_url=${github_pages_url_with_trailing_slash%/}
 cp default_settings.py settings.py
 cp $streams_config_file_path .
 
-crudini --set zuliprc api site $zulip_organization_url
-crudini --set zuliprc api key $zulip_bot_api_key
-crudini --set zuliprc api email $zulip_bot_email
+if [ -z "$zuliprc" ]; then
+	echo "Setting up Zulip details via 3 variables (zulip_organization_url, zulip_bot_key, zulip_bot_email)"
+	echo "is deprecated. The current simpler method is to just set the zuliprc content in the GH secrets."
+	crudini --set zuliprc api site "$zulip_organization_url"
+	crudini --set zuliprc api key "$zulip_bot_api_key"
+	crudini --set zuliprc api email "$zulip_bot_email"
+else
+	echo "$zuliprc" > zuliprc
+fi
 
 export PROD_ARCHIVE=true
 export SITE_URL=$github_pages_url