diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
index aa07cb74..ce05bbb0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build-image.yml
@@ -1237,7 +1237,18 @@ jobs:
           echo "   Tag: ${IMAGE_TAG}"
           echo "   Host: ${DEPLOYMENT_HOST}"
           echo "   Stack: ${STACK_PATH}"
-          
+
+          echo "📋 Deploying docker-compose configuration files..."
+          scp -i ~/.ssh/production \
+              -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
+              -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null \
+              docker-compose.base.yml docker-compose.production.yml \
+              deploy@${DEPLOYMENT_HOST}:${STACK_PATH}/ || {
+            echo "❌ Failed to deploy docker-compose files"
+            exit 1
+          }
+          echo "✅ Docker Compose files deployed successfully"
+
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/production \
               -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no \
               -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null \
@@ -1257,19 +1268,13 @@ jobs:
               exit 1
             }
             
-            # Always copy latest docker-compose files from repo to ensure configuration updates are deployed
-            echo "📋 Syncing docker-compose files from repository..."
-            cp /workspace/repo/docker-compose.base.yml . || {
-              echo "❌ Failed to copy docker-compose.base.yml"
+            # Ensure docker-compose files exist (rsync deployment handles this)
+            if [ ! -f docker-compose.base.yml ] || [ ! -f docker-compose.production.yml ]; then
+              echo "❌ Docker Compose files not found in ${STACK_PATH}"
+              echo "   Expected files are deployed via rsync in deployment scripts"
               exit 1
-            }
-
-            cp /workspace/repo/docker-compose.production.yml . || {
-              echo "❌ Failed to copy docker-compose.production.yml"
-              exit 1
-            }
-
-            echo "✅ Docker Compose files synced from repository"
+            fi
+            echo "✅ Docker Compose files present in deployment directory"
             
             echo "📝 Updating docker-compose.production.yml with new image tag..."
             sed -i "s|image:.*/${IMAGE_NAME}:.*|image: ${FULL_IMAGE}|g" docker-compose.production.yml