diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 85c8d12..e33135f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -6,11 +6,19 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   deploy:
-    runs-on: self-hosted   # must match a label on your act_runner
+    runs-on: home   # must match a label on your act_runner
     steps:
       - name: Deploy
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+
+          # act_runner uses bash --noprofile --norc; load nvm/pnpm explicitly
+          export NVM_DIR="/home/nsrb/.nvm"
+          export PNPM_HOME="/home/nsrb/.local/share/pnpm"
+          # shellcheck disable=SC1091
+          [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+          export PATH="$PNPM_HOME/bin:$PATH"
+
           APP_DIR=/home/nsrb/apps/jerapah-flow
           cd "$APP_DIR"