diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index f16b30b..0160ed6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,18 @@ jobs:
             ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ gitea.sha }}
             ${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
 
+      - name: Checkout Infra Repository Manually
+        run: |
+          echo "🧹 Cleaning up old workspace..."
+          rm -rf infra-workspace
+
+          echo "🚀 Attempting to clone the infrastructure repository..."
+          # Using the token directly in the URL to bypass the API and clone over HTTPS
+          git clone https://gitea_bot:${{ secrets.INFRA_REPO_TOKEN }}@git.h0melab.uk/${{ env.INFRA_REPO }}.git infra-workspace
+
+          echo "✅ Clone successful! Contents:"
+          ls -la infra-workspace
+
       - name: Checkout Infra Repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with: