diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
index 0826a84..6744385 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-website.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ on:
       - 'css/**'
       - 'js/**'
       - 'images/**'
-  workflow_dispatch:  # Now available in 1.24.2!
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ secrets.DEPLOY_SSH_KEY }}" > ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/deploy_key
           
-          # Use relaxed host checking
           echo "Host *" > ~/.ssh/config
           echo "  StrictHostKeyChecking no" >> ~/.ssh/config
           echo "  UserKnownHostsFile /dev/null" >> ~/.ssh/config
@@ -47,8 +46,14 @@ jobs:
           DEPLOY_USER="deploy"
           WEBSITE_DIR="/media/stephen/Storage_Linux/infrastructure/services/websites/maverickApplications"
           
-          echo "📁 Syncing files to server..."
+          echo "📁 Syncing website files to server..."
           rsync -avz --delete \
+            --no-times \
+            --no-perms \
+            --exclude='.git' \
+            --exclude='.gitea' \
+            --exclude='README.md' \
+            --exclude='docker-compose.yml' \
             -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/deploy_key" \
             ./ $DEPLOY_USER@$SERVER_IP:$WEBSITE_DIR/