diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index e4fa6ae..3422ad8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ jobs:
           # This handles both root and apps/web package.json
           sed -i 's|"@mintel/payload-ai": "[^"]*"|"@mintel/payload-ai": "link:./_at-mintel/packages/payload-ai"|g' package.json
           sed -i 's|"@mintel/payload-ai": "[^"]*"|"@mintel/payload-ai": "link:../../_at-mintel/packages/payload-ai"|g' apps/web/package.json
+
+          # Remove broken tsconfig paths in sibling monorepo to prevent tsc failures
+          if [ -f _at-mintel/packages/payload-ai/tsconfig.json ]; then
+            sed -i '/"paths": {/,/}/d' _at-mintel/packages/payload-ai/tsconfig.json
+          fi
       - name: 🔐 Registry Auth
         run: |
           TOKEN="${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
           cd _at-mintel
           pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
           # Only build necessary packages to save time and avoid environmental failures
-          pnpm --filter @mintel/payload-ai... \
+          pnpm --filter "...@mintel/payload-ai" \
                --filter @mintel/pdf... \
                --filter @mintel/concept-engine... \
                --filter @mintel/estimation-engine... \