diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index 8605eef..f112643 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
             #shell: bash
         run: |
           eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
+          mkdir ~/.ssh
           echo "$SSH_KEY" >> ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           chmod 400 ~/.ssh/id_rsa
           ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       # 3. Trust the Gitea host key (port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Trust Gitea host key
-        shell: bash
+        #shell: bash
         run: |
            mkdir -p ~/.ssh
            ssh-keyscan -H  gitea 2>/dev/null >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       # 4. Clone the template repo via SSH (uses detected IP + port 222)
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Clone template repo
-        shell: bash
+        #shell: bash
         run: |
           git clone ssh://git@gitea/lepton/app_templates /tmp/template
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       # 5. Copy Docker artefacts into workspace root
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Copy Docker configuration
-        shell: bash
+        #shell: bash
         run: |
           cp /tmp/template/web/docker-compose.yml ./website/docker-compose.yml
           cp /tmp/template/web/Dockerfile         ./website/Dockerfile
@@ -64,13 +65,13 @@ jobs:
       # 6. Stop any old stack, rebuild, and run the new one
       # ------------------------------------------------------------
       - name: Stop existing stack (ignore if none)
-        shell: bash
+        #shell: bash
         run: |
           cd ./website
           docker compose down --remove-orphans || true
 
       - name: Rebuild & deploy
-        shell: bash
+        #shell: bash
         working-directory: website
         run: |
           docker compose build --no-cache