diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 1c4062c..1771fa5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ jobs:
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 $DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST << 'EOF'
             set -e
 
-            DEPLOY_DIR="/var/www/apps/merchbay_admin"
-            mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_DIR"
+            DEPLOY_DIR="/var/www/merchbay_admin"
+            sudo mkdir -p "$DEPLOY_DIR"
+            sudo chown $USER:$USER "$DEPLOY_DIR"
 
             echo "📦 Loading image"
             docker load < /tmp/merchbay_admin.tar.gz