diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 5734196e..e70a7628 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,8 @@ jobs:
                cd /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com && \
                echo '✅ Current directory:' && pwd && \
                echo '' && \
-               echo '📥 Pulling latest images...' && \
-               docker compose pull && \
-               echo '✅ Image pull completed' && \
-               echo '' && \
-               echo '🔄 Starting containers with force-recreate...' && \
-               docker compose up -d --force-recreate --remove-orphans && \
+               echo '🔄 Starting containers with pull and force-recreate...' && \
+               docker compose up -d --pull always --force-recreate --remove-orphans && \
                echo '✅ Containers started' && \
                echo '' && \
                echo '🧹 Cleaning up old images...' && \