diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 1ec9e9c..328cd5a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -31,23 +31,31 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NOMAD_ADDR: ${{ secrets.NOMAD_ADDR }}
         run: |
-          # Force re-evaluation (uuid changes on each job run)
-          echo "Triggering evaluation at $NOMAD_ADDR"
-          curl -sS -X POST "$NOMAD_ADDR/v1/job/animaltrack/evaluate" > /dev/null
+          # Fetch current job, update meta.uuid to force deployment, resubmit
+          echo "Fetching current job spec..."
+          JOB=$(curl -sS "$NOMAD_ADDR/v1/job/animaltrack")
+
+          # Update meta.uuid to force a new deployment
+          NEW_UUID=$(cat /proc/sys/kernel/random/uuid)
+          echo "Setting new UUID: $NEW_UUID"
+          UPDATED_JOB=$(echo "$JOB" | jq --arg uuid "$NEW_UUID" '.Meta.uuid = $uuid')
+
+          # Submit the updated job
+          echo "Submitting job..."
+          RESULT=$(echo "{\"Job\": $UPDATED_JOB}" | curl -sS -X POST "$NOMAD_ADDR/v1/jobs" \
+            -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d @-)
+          echo "Submit result: $RESULT"
 
           # Wait for deployment to be created
-          sleep 5
+          sleep 3
 
           echo "Fetching deployments..."
-          DEPLOYMENTS=$(curl -sS "$NOMAD_ADDR/v1/job/animaltrack/deployments")
-          echo "Response: $DEPLOYMENTS"
-
-          DEPLOY_ID=$(echo "$DEPLOYMENTS" | jq -r '.[0].ID')
+          DEPLOY_ID=$(curl -sS "$NOMAD_ADDR/v1/job/animaltrack/deployments" | jq -r '.[0].ID')
           echo "Deployment ID: $DEPLOY_ID"
 
           if [ "$DEPLOY_ID" = "null" ] || [ -z "$DEPLOY_ID" ]; then
-            echo "No deployment found, job may not have update stanza"
-            exit 0
+            echo "No deployment created"
+            exit 1
           fi
 
           for i in $(seq 1 30); do