diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 4a1f174..a1b27ca 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -29,12 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf /var/www/jody/dist/*
           cp -r dist/* /var/www/jody/dist/
 
-      - name: Debug runner identity
-        run: |
-          whoami
-          id
-          ls -ld /var/www/jody/contact-api /var/www/jody/contact-api/dist || true
-
       - name: Sync Contact API Runtime Files
         run: |
           mkdir -p /var/www/jody/contact-api
@@ -50,8 +44,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Restart Contact API
         run: |
-          systemctl restart jody-contact-api
-          systemctl is-active --quiet jody-contact-api
+          sudo -n systemctl restart jody-contact-api
+          sudo -n systemctl is-active --quiet jody-contact-api
 
       - name: Health Check Contact API
         run: curl --fail --silent http://127.0.0.1:8787/health