diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index d3358d8d..fde61ec1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ jobs:
           # 2. Navigate to your website directory
           cd /var/www/atom-nexst/
           
+          # Prevent Git permission errors from the previous www-data ownership change
+          git config --global --add safe.directory /var/www/atom-nexst
+          
           # Point Git directly to the local Gitea folder path
           git remote set-url origin /docker/gitea/gitea/git/repositories/remco/epicnext-cms.git/
           
@@ -28,9 +31,9 @@ jobs:
           # REMOVE OLD CACHE AND BUILDS
           rm -rf .next .output dist
           
-          # 4. Configure trusted dependencies globally for this session and install
+          # 4. Configure trusted dependencies and install packages smoothly
           export PNPM_CONFIG_ONLY_BUILT_DEPENDENCIES="@parcel/watcher,@swc/core,sharp"
-          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+          pnpm install
           
           # 5. Sync Prisma with the actual DB structure and generate types
           echo "Syncing schema with database..."