diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 0f581d0..d7cfe69 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: Install rsync
         run: |
-          apt update
-          apt-get install rsync -y
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install rsync -y
+          which rsync  # This will verify rsync location
       - name: Setup SSH
         env:
           SSH_PRIVATE_KEY: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
@@ -21,17 +22,16 @@ jobs:
           echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-keyscan -H $HOST1 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
-
       - name: Deploy to first host
         env:
           HOST1: ${{ secrets.HOST1 }}
           USER: ${{ secrets.USER }}
         run: |
+          # First verify the remote directory exists
           ssh $USER@$HOST1 'rm -rf /var/www/elia.network/html/*'
-          rsync -avz --delete \
+          /usr/bin/rsync -avz --delete \
             --exclude '.git*' \
             ./ $USER@$HOST1:/var/www/elia.network/html/
-
       - name: Reload Nginx
         env:
           HOST1: ${{ secrets.HOST1 }}