diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 458f78c..163116a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
             BACKUP_FILE="${BACKUP_DIR}/translate_db_$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S).sql.gz"
             mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
 
-            docker compose exec -T postgres pg_dumpall -U translate | gzip > "$BACKUP_FILE"
+            docker compose exec -T postgres pg_dumpall -U translate </dev/null | gzip > "$BACKUP_FILE"
             BACKUP_SIZE=$(du -h "$BACKUP_FILE" | cut -f1)
             echo "  Backup saved: ${BACKUP_FILE} (${BACKUP_SIZE})"
 
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
             # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
             echo "=== [5/8] Waiting for postgres ==="
             for i in $(seq 1 30); do
-              if docker compose exec -T postgres pg_isready -U translate >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+              if docker compose exec -T postgres pg_isready -U translate </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1; then
                 echo "  Postgres ready after $((i * 2))s"
                 break
               fi
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
             #    entrypoint passes through args via exec "$@"
             # ──────────────────────────────────────────────
             echo "=== [6/8] Running database migrations ==="
-            if ! docker compose run --rm backend alembic upgrade head; then
+            if ! docker compose run -T --rm backend alembic upgrade head </dev/null; then
               echo "  FATAL: Migration FAILED!"
               echo "  Restoring database from backup..."
               gunzip -c "$BACKUP_FILE" | docker compose exec -T postgres psql -U translate -d translate_db >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
               if [ "$i" -eq 20 ]; then
                 echo "  FATAL: Backend not healthy after 100s"
                 echo "  Rolling back database..."
-                gunzip -c "$BACKUP_FILE" | docker compose exec -T postgres psql -U translate -d translate_db >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+                gunzip -c "$BACKUP_FILE" | docker compose exec -T postgres psql -U translate -d translate_db </dev/null >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
                 docker compose restart backend
                 echo "  Deploy FAILED. Database restored."
                 docker compose logs backend --tail=50