diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 92e4c0b..a00ebfa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,8 @@ jobs:
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519  # This should be redundant but seems to do the trick.
           ssh-keyscan -H ${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }} > ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
-      - name: Correct file permissions
-        run: sudo chown -R $USER:$USER .
-
       - name: Connect, pull, build and deploy
-        run: ssh ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }} "cd ${{ secrets.WORK_DIR }} && git checkout ${{ secrets.MAIN_BRANCH }} && git pull && docker compose down && docker compose up -d --build && exit"
+        run: ssh ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }} "cd ${{ secrets.WORK_DIR }} && sudo chown -R $USER:$USER . && git checkout ${{ secrets.MAIN_BRANCH }} && git pull && docker compose down && docker compose up -d --build && exit"
 
       - name: Clean up
         run: rm -rf ~/.ssh