diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index dccd1d1..10fd227 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "1"
           # so output is shown
-          stdbuf -oL -eL bash./.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh
+          bash ./.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh
           
           # mkdir -p ${{ runner.temp }}/gitea_src
           # mkdir -p ${{ gitea.workspace }}/.gitea/limbo_actions
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh b/.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh
index 4c13f69..a05d07f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/fetch-actions.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 set -euo pipefail
 
-echo "fetching actions."
+echo "fetching actions." >&2
 
 # check arguments
 ERROR=0
 
 if [ -z "${RUNNER_TEMP}" ]; then
-    echo "❌ ERROR: missing env RUNNER_TEMP"
+    echo "❌ ERROR: missing env RUNNER_TEMP" >&2
     $ERROR=1
 fi
 
 if [ -z "${WORKSPACE}" ]; then
-    echo "❌ ERROR: missing env WORKSPACE"
+    echo "❌ ERROR: missing env WORKSPACE" >&2
     $ERROR=1
 fi