diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 6e87452..b9c1982 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ jobs:
             upsert BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY   "$BRAVE_SEARCH_API_KEY"
             upsert JINA_API_KEY           "$JINA_API_KEY"
 
-            echo ".env.docker updated"
-            cd /opt/memento && docker compose up -d --force-recreate memento-note
+            echo ".env.docker updated (container restart after build in deploy step)"
           ENDSSH
 
       - name: Tag current image as rollback
@@ -156,9 +155,12 @@ jobs:
             docker compose build memento-note
             docker compose build mcp-server
 
-            echo "=== Starting app containers ==="
-            docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
+            echo "=== Starting app containers with new images ==="
+            docker compose up -d --remove-orphans --force-recreate memento-note mcp-server
             docker compose ps
+            echo "=== Deployed commit ==="
+            git log -1 --oneline
+            docker inspect memento-web --format 'Image: {{.Image}} Created: {{.Created}}'
           ENDSSH
 
       - name: Wait for app to be healthy