diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index d0da2bb..649e2a9 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
       NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL: ${{ needs.prepare.outputs.next_public_url }}
       
       # Secrets mapping (Database & CMS)
-      PAYLOAD_SECRET:          ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || secrets.PAYLOAD_SECRET || secrets.DIRECTUS_SECRET || vars.PAYLOAD_SECRET }}
+      PAYLOAD_SECRET:          ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_PAYLOAD_SECRET) || secrets.PAYLOAD_SECRET || secrets.DIRECTUS_SECRET || vars.PAYLOAD_SECRET || 'you-need-to-set-a-payload-secret' }}
       DATABASE_URI:            ${{ (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'testing' && secrets.TESTING_DATABASE_URI) || (needs.prepare.outputs.target == 'staging' && secrets.STAGING_DATABASE_URI) || secrets.DATABASE_URI || vars.DATABASE_URI }}
       DIRECTUS_DB_NAME:        ${{ secrets.DIRECTUS_DB_NAME || vars.DIRECTUS_DB_NAME || 'directus' }}
       DIRECTUS_DB_USER:        ${{ secrets.DIRECTUS_DB_USER || vars.DIRECTUS_DB_USER || 'directus' }}