diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 6eab5c6..1f8d8bb 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ jobs:
           git config --global http.https://git.kimchi.sslVerify false
           git clone --depth 1 https://${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}@git.kimchi/tas/major_tom.git .
 
-      - name: Debug registry auth
-        run: |
-          curl -s -D- http://git.kimchi/v2/ | head -15
-          TOKEN=$(curl -s "http://git.kimchi/v2/token?service=container_registry&scope=repository:tas/major_tom:push,pull" -u "${{
-          secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}" | jq -r .token)
-          echo "Token received: ${TOKEN:0:20}..."
-          curl -s -D- -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" http://git.kimchi/v2/tas/major_tom/tags/list | head -15
-
       - name: Build and push container image
         run: |
           set -ex
@@ -49,9 +41,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Restart deployment on k3s
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.kube
-          echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}" > ~/.kube/config
+          echo "${{ secrets.KUBECONFIG }}" | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
           chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
+          kubectl delete pod -l app=${{ env.DEPLOYMENT }} -n ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}
 
           POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods -l app=jnr-web -n jnr-web -o jsonpath='{.items[0].metadata.name}')
           echo "Deleting running pod" "$POD_NAME"
-          kubectl delete pod $POD_NAME -n jnr-web
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+          
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