diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index a54e6725..5abd0aa7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,34 +16,35 @@ jobs:
           git reset --hard origin/main
           echo "Deployed: $(git log -1 --oneline)"
 
-      - name: Rebuild and restart containers
+      - name: Build Docker images
+        run: |
+          export DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1
+          export BUILDKIT_PROGRESS=plain
+          cd /opt/encoach/encoach_backend_new_v2
+          docker compose \
+            -f docker-compose.yml \
+            -f /opt/encoach/overrides/encoach.override.yml \
+            build --no-cache --progress=plain 2>&1
+
+      - name: Start containers
         run: |
           cd /opt/encoach/encoach_backend_new_v2
           docker compose \
             -f docker-compose.yml \
             -f /opt/encoach/overrides/encoach.override.yml \
-            up -d --build --remove-orphans
+            up -d --remove-orphans
 
-      - name: Smoke test (wait up to 3 min for Odoo)
+      - name: Smoke test
         run: |
           echo "Polling Odoo /api/health (max 180s)..."
+          STATUS="000"
           for i in $(seq 1 18); do
             STATUS=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 10 http://localhost:8069/api/health 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
-            if [ "$STATUS" = "200" ]; then
-              echo "Odoo is healthy after $((i*10))s"
-              break
-            fi
+            [ "$STATUS" = "200" ] && echo "Odoo healthy after $((i*10))s" && break
             echo "  attempt $i: $STATUS — waiting 10s..."
             sleep 10
           done
-          if [ "$STATUS" != "200" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Odoo /api/health still $STATUS after 180s"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          [ "$STATUS" != "200" ] && echo "ERROR: Odoo still $STATUS after 180s" && exit 1
           FE=$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 10 http://localhost:3000/ 2>/dev/null || echo "000")
-          if [ "$FE" != "200" ]; then
-            echo "ERROR: Frontend returned $FE"
-            exit 1
-          fi
+          [ "$FE" != "200" ] && echo "ERROR: Frontend $FE" && exit 1
           echo "All OK — Odoo=200 Frontend=$FE"
-# test-1777198872