diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml
index 0929d9e..66fbe32 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml	
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml	
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    
+    - name: setup docker compose .env
+      run: |
+        cd ${{ github.workspace }}
+        touch .env
+        echo LISTENER_PORT=1883 >> .env
+        echo ALLOW_ANONYMOUS=true >> .env
       
     - name: docker compose up
-      run: cd  ${{ github.workspace }} && LISTENER_PORT=1883 ALLOW_ANONYMOUS=true docker compose up -d --build 
+      run: cd  ${{ github.workspace }} && docker compose up -d --build