diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index d0e16b6..d067bbb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -16,18 +16,20 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Install sshpass
+        run: |
+          apt-get update && apt-get install -y sshpass
+
       - name: Deploy SilverDOCK Container
-        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          host: ${{ github.event.inputs.target_host }}
-          username: sysadmin
-          password: ${{ secrets.SSH_PASSWORD }}
-          script_stop: true
-          command_timeout: 10m
-          script: |
-            #!/bin/bash
+        env:
+          SSHPASS: ${{ secrets.SSHPASSWORD }}
+          TARGET_HOST: ${{ github.event.inputs.target_host }}
+          GITEA_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEATOKEN }}
+          HOSTNAME: ${{ github.event.inputs.hostname }}
+        run: |
+          sshpass -e ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no sysadmin@${TARGET_HOST} << 'ENDSSH'
             # Login to Gitea container registry
-            docker login git.silverlabs.uk -u sysadmin -p ${{ secrets.GITEATOKEN }}
+            docker login git.silverlabs.uk -u sysadmin -p ${GITEA_TOKEN}
 
             # Pull latest SilverDOCK image
             docker pull git.silverlabs.uk/silverlabs/silverdock:latest
@@ -42,8 +44,9 @@ jobs:
               --restart unless-stopped \
               -p 5080:8080 \
               -e REPOSITORY_URL=https://git.silverlabs.uk/SilverLABS/privacyfirstwebsite.git \
-              -e GIT_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITEATOKEN }} \
-              -e SILVERDOCK_UI_HOSTNAME=${{ github.event.inputs.hostname }} \
+              -e GIT_TOKEN=${GITEA_TOKEN} \
+              -e SILVERDOCK_UI_HOSTNAME=${HOSTNAME} \
               -v privacyfirst-keys:/app/keys \
               -v privacyfirst-source:/app/source \
               git.silverlabs.uk/silverlabs/silverdock:latest
+          ENDSSH