diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 0ca1d2fc..8472211d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -94,9 +94,15 @@ jobs:
           set -e
           
           # Load environment variables
-          source ./deploy.env
+          if [ -f ./deploy.env ]; then
+            source ./deploy.env
+          else
+            echo "ERROR: deploy.env not found in $(pwd)"
+            ls -la
+            exit 1
+          fi
           
-          echo '=== Starting deployment ==='
+          echo "=== Starting deployment at $(date) ==="
           
           echo '=== Creating .env ==='
           cat > .env << EOF
@@ -108,7 +114,10 @@ jobs:
           EOF
           
           echo '=== Logging into Docker registry ==='
-          echo "${REGISTRY_PASS}" | docker login registry.infra.mintel.me -u "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin
+          if ! echo "${REGISTRY_PASS}" | docker login registry.infra.mintel.me -u "${REGISTRY_USER}" --password-stdin; then
+            echo "ERROR: Docker login failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           
           echo '=== Checking if infra network exists ==='
           if ! docker network inspect infra >/dev/null 2>&1; then
@@ -118,12 +127,32 @@ jobs:
           
           echo '=== Pulling latest image ==='
           # Explicitly pull the image to ensure we get the latest version
-          docker pull registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/klz-cables.com:latest
-          docker compose pull
+          echo "Pulling registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/klz-cables.com:latest..."
+          if ! docker pull registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/klz-cables.com:latest; then
+            echo "ERROR: docker pull failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          
+          # Check if we should use 'docker compose' or 'docker-compose'
+          COMPOSE_CMD="docker compose"
+          if ! $COMPOSE_CMD version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            COMPOSE_CMD="docker-compose"
+          fi
+          echo "Using compose command: $COMPOSE_CMD"
+
+          echo "Pulling via compose..."
+          $COMPOSE_CMD pull
           
           echo '=== Restarting containers ==='
           # Use --force-recreate to ensure containers are updated even if compose thinks they are up to date
-          docker compose up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans
+          echo "Running $COMPOSE_CMD up..."
+          if ! $COMPOSE_CMD up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans; then
+            echo "ERROR: docker compose up failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo '=== Verifying images ==='
+          docker images registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/klz-cables.com:latest
           
           echo '=== Waiting for containers (30s) ==='
           sleep 30
@@ -148,8 +177,14 @@ jobs:
           # Use a single SSH connection to sync and execute
           # We use tar to bundle everything and pipe it to SSH
           # We use the same SSH options that worked in the previous Sync step
+          # Added -v to ssh for more debug info if it fails
+          # Added set -x to the remote command to see exactly what's happening
           tar czf - -C /tmp/klz-deploy . | \
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o IPQoS=0x00 deploy@alpha.mintel.me \
-          "mkdir -p /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && tar xzf - -C /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && cd /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && bash ./deploy.sh"
+          "set -x; mkdir -p /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && tar xzf - -C /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && cd /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/ && ls -la && bash -x ./deploy.sh"
           
+          if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: Remote deployment failed!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
           echo "Deployment process finished"
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