diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index cb51c42e..c67fe99d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,12 @@ jobs:
           # 2. Navigate to your website directory
           cd /var/www/atom-nexst/
           
-          # Fix ownership to ensure www-data owns the files before Git runs
+          # Fix ownership to ensure www-data owns the files
           sudo chown -R www-data:www-data .git/
           
+          # Force Git to read directly from the local Gitea repository directory
+          sudo -u www-data git remote set-url origin /docker/gitea/gitea/git/repositories/remco/epicnext-cms.git/
+          
           # 3. Fetch and update code using the local web user
           sudo -u www-data git fetch origin --prune
           sudo -u www-data git reset --hard origin/main