diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 257754d..2870d4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Write .env on VPS (from GitHub Secrets)
         run: |
-          ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" "bash -se" <<'EOF'
+          ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" \
+          "export REMOTE_DIR='${{ secrets.REMOTE_DIR }}'; bash -se" <<'EOF'
           set -euo pipefail
-          cd "${REMOTE_DIR}"
+          cd "$REMOTE_DIR"
 
           cat > .env <<'ENVVARS'
           # --- Domain / Timezone ---
@@ -89,10 +90,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy (pull, up, prune)
         run: |
-          ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" "bash -se" <<'EOF'
+          ssh -p "${{ secrets.SSH_PORT }}" "${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}" \
+          "export REMOTE_DIR='${{ secrets.REMOTE_DIR }}'; bash -se" <<'EOF'
           set -euo pipefail
-          cd "${REMOTE_DIR}"
-
+          cd "$REMOTE_DIR"
           # Warm up networks/volumes and pull images
           docker compose pull