diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index cd79e3b..7329b11 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup SSH
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          printf "%s\n" "${{ secrets.ALPHA_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
+          echo "${{ secrets.ALPHA_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
           ssh-keyscan -H alpha.mintel.me >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
@@ -77,57 +77,45 @@ jobs:
           REGISTRY_PASS: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}
         run: |
           echo "Starting deployment on server..."
+          
+          # Execute deployment commands directly with proper error handling
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o IPQoS=0x00 deploy@alpha.mintel.me "
             set -e
-
-            echo '=== Logging in to registry on server ==='
-            echo '$REGISTRY_PASS' | docker login registry.infra.mintel.me -u '$REGISTRY_USER' --password-stdin
-            echo 'Registry login successful'
-
+            
+            echo '=== Starting deployment ==='
             cd /home/deploy/sites/mb-grid-solutions.com
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Checking current container status ==='
-            docker compose ps app || echo 'No running containers found'
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Checking current image ==='
-            docker images registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/mb-grid-solutions:latest --format 'table {{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}\t{{.ID}}\t{{.CreatedSince}}' || echo 'No local image found'
-
-            echo ''
+            
+            echo '=== Logging into Docker registry ==='
+            echo '${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}' | docker login registry.infra.mintel.me -u '${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}' --password-stdin
+            echo '✓ Registry login successful'
+            
+            echo '=== Checking current containers ==='
+            docker compose ps
+            
             echo '=== Pulling latest image ==='
             docker compose pull app
-            echo 'Image pull completed'
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Checking pulled image ==='
-            docker images registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/mb-grid-solutions:latest --format 'table {{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}\t{{.ID}}\t{{.CreatedSince}}'
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Force recreating and restarting app container ==='
+            echo '✓ Image pulled successfully'
+            
+            echo '=== Verifying new image ==='
+            docker images registry.infra.mintel.me/mintel/mb-grid-solutions:latest
+            
+            echo '=== Stopping and recreating containers ==='
             docker compose up -d --force-recreate app
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Waiting for container to be healthy (10 seconds) ==='
-            sleep 10
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Checking container status after deployment ==='
+            echo '✓ Containers recreated'
+            
+            echo '=== Waiting for health check (15 seconds) ==='
+            sleep 15
+            
+            echo '=== Verifying deployment ==='
             docker compose ps app
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Checking container logs (last 30 lines) ==='
-            docker compose logs --tail=30 app
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Pruning old images (keep last 24h) ==='
+            
+            echo '=== Checking container logs ==='
+            docker compose logs --tail=20 app
+            
+            echo '=== Cleaning up old images ==='
             docker image prune -f --filter 'until=24h'
-
-            echo ''
-            echo '=== Final status check ==='
-            docker compose ps app
-
-            echo ''
+            
             echo '=== Deployment completed successfully ==='
           "
-          echo "Deployment process finished"
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+          
+          echo "Deployment completed"
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