diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index aaba334..f011251 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,21 +16,25 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check out the pushed revision
         uses: https://github.com/actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
-
-      - name: Verify checked-out source
+      # Host-mode action workspaces are ephemeral runner internals. Copy the checked-out SHA
+      # to a normal writable path so Node tests and Docker Compose see the same source tree.
+      - name: Prepare isolated build directory
         run: |
-          pwd
-          test -f public/landing.html
-          test -f public/login.html
-          test -f test/auth.test.js
+          export CI_WORKDIR="/tmp/roast-command-center-${GITHUB_RUN_ID}"
+          rm -rf "$CI_WORKDIR"
+          mkdir -p "$CI_WORKDIR"
+          cp -a ./. "$CI_WORKDIR/"
+          echo "CI_WORKDIR=$CI_WORKDIR" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: cd "$CI_WORKDIR" && npm ci
 
       - name: Test
-        run: npm test
+        run: cd "$CI_WORKDIR" && npm test
 
       - name: Deploy to Unraid Docker
         run: |
+          cd "$CI_WORKDIR"
           docker compose \
             --project-name roast_command_center \
             --env-file /run/roast-production.env \
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Verify the running container
         run: |
+          cd "$CI_WORKDIR"
           docker compose \
             --project-name roast_command_center \
             --env-file /run/roast-production.env \