diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-kubeviz.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-kubeviz.yml
index 97d0374..3b1f926 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-kubeviz.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-kubeviz.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       IMAGE_TAG: prod
       SERVICE_NAME: kubeviz.service
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout (git, no Node runtime required)
+      - name: Checkout + Build/Deploy (git, no Node runtime required)
         env:
           CI_REPO_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_REPO_TOKEN }}
         run: |
@@ -63,8 +63,11 @@ jobs:
           cd "${workspace}"
           git fetch --depth 1 origin "${sha}"
           git checkout --detach "${sha}"
-
-      - name: Build and deploy via Podman + Quadlet service
-        run: |
+          ls -la
+          test -d cmd/server || {
+            echo "Expected path cmd/server missing in checkout."
+            find . -maxdepth 3 -type d | sed -n '1,120p'
+            exit 1
+          }
           chmod +x scripts/deploy-with-podman.sh
           scripts/deploy-with-podman.sh