diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index 70c8b47..a61bdb7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -51,24 +51,27 @@ jobs:
           echo "Using ACTOR: $ACTOR"
           echo "Using REPO_NAME: $REPO_NAME"
           
-          # Build with compression
-          docker build --compress -t git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-backend:latest ./be -f ./be/Dockerfile.prod
+          # Build with compression and smaller layers
+          docker build --compress --no-cache -t git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-backend:latest ./be -f ./be/Dockerfile.prod
           
-          # Save image to tar file
-          docker save git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-backend:latest > backend.tar
-          
-          # Split the tar file into smaller chunks (100MB each)
-          split -b 100M backend.tar backend.tar.part_
-          
-          # Push each chunk
-          for chunk in backend.tar.part_*; do
-            docker load < "$chunk"
-            docker push git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-backend:latest
-            sleep 5  # Add delay between pushes
+          # Push with retries
+          max_retries=3
+          retry_count=0
+          while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
+            if docker push git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-backend:latest; then
+              break
+            fi
+            retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
+            if [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; then
+              echo "Push failed, retrying in 10 seconds... (Attempt $retry_count of $max_retries)"
+              sleep 10
+            fi
           done
           
-          # Cleanup
-          rm backend.tar backend.tar.part_*
+          if [ $retry_count -eq $max_retries ]; then
+            echo "Failed to push after $max_retries attempts"
+            exit 1
+          fi
 
       - name: Build and push frontend image
         env:
@@ -93,21 +96,24 @@ jobs:
           echo "Using ACTOR: $ACTOR"
           echo "Using REPO_NAME: $REPO_NAME"
           
-          # Build with compression
-          docker build --compress -t git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-frontend:latest ./fe -f ./fe/Dockerfile.prod
+          # Build with compression and smaller layers
+          docker build --compress --no-cache -t git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-frontend:latest ./fe -f ./fe/Dockerfile.prod
           
-          # Save image to tar file
-          docker save git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-frontend:latest > frontend.tar
-          
-          # Split the tar file into smaller chunks (100MB each)
-          split -b 100M frontend.tar frontend.tar.part_
-          
-          # Push each chunk
-          for chunk in frontend.tar.part_*; do
-            docker load < "$chunk"
-            docker push git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-frontend:latest
-            sleep 5  # Add delay between pushes
+          # Push with retries
+          max_retries=3
+          retry_count=0
+          while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
+            if docker push git.vinylnostalgia.com/$ACTOR/$REPO_NAME-frontend:latest; then
+              break
+            fi
+            retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
+            if [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; then
+              echo "Push failed, retrying in 10 seconds... (Attempt $retry_count of $max_retries)"
+              sleep 10
+            fi
           done
           
-          # Cleanup
-          rm frontend.tar frontend.tar.part_*
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+          if [ $retry_count -eq $max_retries ]; then
+            echo "Failed to push after $max_retries attempts"
+            exit 1
+          fi
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