diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 87cf2d32..6af4ace9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -47,40 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
           ssh-keyscan -H alpha.mintel.me >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
-      - name: Sync docker-compose file to server
-        run: |
-          echo "Checking for docker-compose file..."
-
-          COMPOSE_FILE=""
-          if [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
-            COMPOSE_FILE="docker-compose.yml"
-          elif [ -f "docker-compose.yaml" ]; then
-            COMPOSE_FILE="docker-compose.yaml"
-          else
-            echo "ERROR: Keine docker-compose.yml oder .yaml gefunden!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-          echo "Found and syncing: $COMPOSE_FILE"
-
-          # Create a temporary directory for files to sync
-          mkdir -p /tmp/klz-deploy
-          cp "$COMPOSE_FILE" /tmp/klz-deploy/
-          
-          # Check if varnish directory exists and copy it
-          if [ -d "varnish" ]; then
-            echo "Syncing varnish directory..."
-            cp -r varnish /tmp/klz-deploy/
-          fi
-
-          # Use tar to bundle files and send them via SSH in a single connection
-          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/ && echo 'Files synced successfully' && ls -la /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com/"
-          
-          echo "File sync completed"
-
-      - name: Deploy on server
+      - name: Prepare and Deploy
         env:
           REGISTRY_USER: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}
           REGISTRY_PASS: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}
@@ -90,11 +57,28 @@ jobs:
           REDIS_URL: ${{ secrets.REDIS_URL }}
           REDIS_KEY_PREFIX: ${{ secrets.REDIS_KEY_PREFIX }}
         run: |
-          set +e
-          echo "Starting deployment on server..."
+          echo "Preparing deployment files..."
+
+          COMPOSE_FILE=""
+          if [ -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
+            COMPOSE_FILE="docker-compose.yml"
+          elif [ -f "docker-compose.yaml" ]; then
+            COMPOSE_FILE="docker-compose.yaml"
+          else
+            echo "ERROR: No docker-compose file found!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Create a temporary directory for all files to sync
+          mkdir -p /tmp/klz-deploy
+          cp "$COMPOSE_FILE" /tmp/klz-deploy/docker-compose.yml
           
-          # Create environment file for deployment
-          cat > /tmp/deploy.env << EOF
+          if [ -d "varnish" ]; then
+            cp -r varnish /tmp/klz-deploy/
+          fi
+
+          # Create environment file
+          cat > /tmp/klz-deploy/deploy.env << EOF
           export REGISTRY_USER='${REGISTRY_USER}'
           export REGISTRY_PASS='${REGISTRY_PASS}'
           export NEXT_PUBLIC_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID='${NEXT_PUBLIC_UMAMI_WEBSITE_ID}'
@@ -105,20 +89,14 @@ jobs:
           EOF
 
           # Create deployment script
-          cat > /tmp/deploy.sh << 'DEPLOY_EOF'
+          cat > /tmp/klz-deploy/deploy.sh << 'DEPLOY_EOF'
           #!/bin/bash
           set -e
           
           # Load environment variables
-          if [ -f /tmp/deploy.env ]; then
-            source /tmp/deploy.env
-          else
-            echo "ERROR: /tmp/deploy.env not found!"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          source ./deploy.env
           
           echo '=== Starting deployment ==='
-          cd /home/deploy/sites/klz-cables.com || exit 1
           
           echo '=== Creating .env ==='
           cat > .env << EOF
@@ -138,85 +116,38 @@ jobs:
             docker network create infra || true
           fi
           
-          echo '=== Checking current containers ==='
-          docker compose ps
-
-          echo '=== Removing local image to force fresh pull ==='
-          docker rmi registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/klz-cables.com:latest || true
-
           echo '=== Pulling latest image ==='
           docker compose pull
           
-          echo '=== Stopping all containers ==='
+          echo '=== Restarting containers ==='
           docker compose down
-          
-          echo '=== Starting all containers ==='
           docker compose up -d
           
-          echo '=== Waiting for containers to be ready (30 seconds) ==='
+          echo '=== Waiting for containers (30s) ==='
           sleep 30
           
-          echo '=== Verifying deployment status ==='
-          docker compose ps
-          
-          echo '=== Verifying application health ==='
-          # Wait a bit more for the app to be fully ready
-          sleep 15
+          echo '=== Verifying health ==='
           if curl -f -s http://localhost:80/health > /dev/null 2>&1; then
             echo '✓ Application health check passed'
           else
-            echo '✗ Application health check failed - checking app logs'
+            echo '✗ Application health check failed'
             docker compose logs --tail=50 app
             exit 1
           fi
 
-          echo '=== Cleaning up old images ==='
+          echo '=== Cleaning up ==='
           docker image prune -f --filter 'until=24h'
-
           echo '=== Deployment completed successfully ==='
           DEPLOY_EOF
+
+          chmod +x /tmp/klz-deploy/deploy.sh
+
+          echo "Syncing and executing on server..."
+          # 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
+          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"
           
-          # Make script executable
-          chmod +x /tmp/deploy.sh
-          
-          # SSH options for reliability
-          # Removed IPQoS=0x00 as it sometimes causes "lost connection" on certain networks
-          SSH_OPTS="-i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ConnectTimeout=60 -o ServerAliveInterval=15 -o ServerAliveCountMax=10 -o BatchMode=yes"
-
-          MAX_RETRIES=3
-          RETRY_COUNT=0
-          SUCCESS=false
-
-          while [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; do
-            RETRY_COUNT=$((RETRY_COUNT + 1))
-            echo "Deployment attempt $RETRY_COUNT of $MAX_RETRIES..."
-            
-            echo "Copying files to server..."
-            scp $SSH_OPTS /tmp/deploy.sh /tmp/deploy.env deploy@alpha.mintel.me:/tmp/
-            if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-              echo "✗ SCP failed."
-              sleep 10
-              continue
-            fi
-
-            echo "Executing script on server..."
-            ssh $SSH_OPTS deploy@alpha.mintel.me "bash /tmp/deploy.sh"
-            if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-              echo "✓ Deployment successful!"
-              SUCCESS=true
-              break
-            else
-              echo "✗ SSH execution failed."
-              if [ $RETRY_COUNT -lt $MAX_RETRIES ]; then
-                echo "Retrying in 10 seconds..."
-                sleep 10
-              fi
-            fi
-          done
-
-          if [ "$SUCCESS" = false ]; then
-            echo "All deployment attempts failed."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-          
-          echo "Deployment completed"
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+          echo "Deployment process finished"
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