diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index 9b3056c..8e9d3d1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Deploying to DEVELOPMENT ==="
           cd /home/lars/docker/bodytrack-dev
           git pull origin develop
-          docker compose build --no-cache
-          docker compose up -d
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.dev-env.yml build --no-cache
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.dev-env.yml up -d
           sleep 5
-          curl -sf http://localhost:8099/api/auth/status && echo "? DEV API healthy"
+          curl -sf http://localhost:8099/api/auth/status && echo "✓ DEV API healthy"
           echo "=== DEV Deploy complete ==="
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index 781fa91..ca356fd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Deploying to PRODUCTION ==="
           cd /home/lars/docker/bodytrack
           git pull origin main
-          docker compose build --no-cache
-          docker compose up -d
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.yml build --no-cache
+          docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d
           sleep 5
-          curl -sf http://localhost:8002/api/auth/status && echo "? API healthy"
+          curl -sf http://localhost:8002/api/auth/status && echo "✓ PROD API healthy"
           echo "=== PROD Deploy complete ==="