diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 304bfdb..d0efdad 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -42,41 +42,45 @@ jobs:
           cd /workspace/repo
           scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key slipmatz-web.tar.gz docker-compose.yml "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST:/tmp/"
           
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" "
-            DEPLOY_DIR='/var/www/apps/slipmatz-web'
-            mkdir -p \$DEPLOY_DIR
+          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key "$DEPLOY_USER@$DEPLOY_HOST" '
+            DEPLOY_DIR="/var/www/apps/slipmatz-web"
+            mkdir -p $DEPLOY_DIR
             cd /tmp
             docker load < slipmatz-web.tar.gz
             
-            echo 'Removing old slipmatz-web images'
-            docker images | grep slipmatz-web | grep -v "\$(docker images slipmatz-web:latest -q)" | awk '{print \$3}' | xargs -r docker rmi -f || true
+            echo "Removing old slipmatz-web images"
+            CURRENT_IMAGE=$(docker images slipmatz-web:latest -q)
+            docker images | grep slipmatz-web | grep -v "$CURRENT_IMAGE" | awk "{print \$3}" | xargs -r docker rmi -f || true
             
-            cp docker-compose.yml \$DEPLOY_DIR/
-            cd \$DEPLOY_DIR
+            cp docker-compose.yml $DEPLOY_DIR/
+            cd $DEPLOY_DIR
             
-            # .env file should already exist on server with all required variables
-            # Required: NUXT_PUBLIC_*, STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, etc.
-            # If it doesn't exist, deployment will fail (this is intentional for security)
+            echo "Checking .env file"
+            if [ ! -f .env ]; then
+              echo "Error: .env file not found at $DEPLOY_DIR/.env"
+              exit 1
+            fi
             
             docker compose down || true
             docker image prune -f
             docker network inspect traefik-public >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker network create traefik-public
+            docker network inspect crew-app-net >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker network create crew-app-net
             export DOMAIN=slipmatz.com
             docker compose up -d
             sleep 10
             rm -f /tmp/slipmatz-web.tar.gz /tmp/docker-compose.yml
             
-            echo 'Aggressive Docker cleanup to reclaim space'
+            echo "Aggressive Docker cleanup to reclaim space"
             docker image prune -af --filter "until=24h" || true
             docker container prune -f || true
             docker volume prune -f || true
             docker builder prune -af --filter "until=48h" || true
-            echo 'Docker space usage:'
+            echo "Docker space usage:"
             docker system df
             
-            echo 'Production deployment completed successfully!'
-            echo 'Application available at: https://slipmatz.com'
-          "
+            echo "Production deployment completed successfully!"
+            echo "Application available at: https://slipmatz.com"
+          '
         env:
           DEPLOY_SSH_KEY: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}
           DEPLOY_USER: ${{ secrets.DEPLOY_USER }}