diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index cc867c1..5d0420f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -39,19 +39,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install npm dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
+      - name: Prepare runtime mount points
+        run: mkdir -p files geo
+
       - name: Build frontend
         run: npm run prod
 
       - name: Deploy to production
         run: |
           rsync -az --delete \
-            --exclude ".git/" \
-            --exclude ".gitea/" \
-            --exclude ".composer/" \
-            --exclude ".npm-cache/" \
-            --exclude "node_modules/" \
-            --exclude "config/settings.php" \
-            --exclude "files/" \
-            --exclude "geo/" \
-            --exclude "gaia/" \
+            --exclude "/.git/" \
+            --exclude "/.gitea/" \
+            --exclude "/.composer/" \
+            --exclude "/.npm-cache/" \
+            --exclude "/node_modules/" \
+            --exclude "/config/settings.php" \
+            --exclude "/files/" \
+            --exclude "/geo/" \
+            --exclude "/gaia/" \
             ./ "$DEPLOY_PATH/"