diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 67b1147..1f2d7af 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ jobs:
         scp -o "StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -o "LogLevel=ERROR" -i key -r * ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}:api/
     - name: restarting the backend 
       run: |
-        ssh -o "StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -o "LogLevel=ERROR" -i key ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }} "cd api/backend && docker-compose restart"
+        ssh -o "StrictHostKeyChecking=no" -o "LogLevel=ERROR" -i key ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }} "cd api/backend && docker-compose down && docker-compose up --force-recreate --build -d && docker image prune -f"
     - run: echo "The backend has been deployed. running at https://clyde.herisson.ovh/api"