diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 183b008..369e2b4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ jobs:
 
             # ── Build & restart ──
             cd "$DEPLOY_DIR"
-            docker compose up -d --build --remove-orphans
+            docker compose down --remove-orphans || true
+            docker compose up -d --build
 
             # ── Migrations ──
             docker compose exec -T app alembic upgrade head