diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml
index 66fbe32..fd1a997 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml	
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ deploy-to-homesrv.yml	
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: setup docker compose .env
       run: |
-        cd ${{ github.workspace }}
-        touch .env
-        echo LISTENER_PORT=1883 >> .env
-        echo ALLOW_ANONYMOUS=true >> .env
-      
+        cat <<EOF >${{ github.workspace }}/.env
+        LISTENER_PORT=1883
+        ALLOW_ANONYMOUS=true
+        EOF
+
     - name: docker compose up
       run: cd  ${{ github.workspace }} && docker compose up -d --build