diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 6a5f4fb..02e7ba7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" "sudo mkdir -p '${REMOTE_DIR}' && sudo chown -R \$USER:\$USER '${REMOTE_DIR}'"
 
+      - name: Reset any local changes on VPS
+        run: |
+          ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" \
+          "export REMOTE_DIR='${{ secrets.REMOTE_DIR }}'; bash -se" <<'EOF'
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cd "$REMOTE_DIR"
+          # Reset any local changes if this is a git repository
+          if [ -d ".git" ]; then
+            git reset --hard HEAD
+            git clean -fd
+          fi
+          EOF
+
       - name: Sync repo to VPS (rsync)
         run: |
           rsync -az --delete \