diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index e092293b..a8cdae11 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -53,20 +53,23 @@ jobs:
         # Pass the access token as an environment variable directly to this step
         # This ensures the Supabase CLI can authenticate.
         env:
+          # Set NODE_OPTIONS to force the node process to exit after completion.
+          # This prevents the job from hanging on self-hosted runners.
+          NODE_OPTIONS: "--exit"
           SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           echo "Deploying Edge Functions to Supabase project: ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}"
           # The SUPABASE_ACCESS_TOKEN env var handles login automatically.
-          # The --exit flag helps ensure the npm process terminates cleanly in the runner.
           # The --project-ref flag links the CLI to your project.
-          npm exec -- --exit supabase functions deploy system-check --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
-          npm exec -- --exit supabase functions deploy delete-user --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
-          npm exec -- --exit supabase functions deploy seed-database --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
+          npm exec -- supabase functions deploy system-check --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
+          npm exec -- supabase functions deploy delete-user --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
+          npm exec -- supabase functions deploy seed-database --project-ref ${{ env.SUPABASE_PROJECT_ID }}
 
       # --- Frontend Deployment ---
       - name: Build React Application
-        run: npm run build -- --exit # This creates the 'dist' directory with static files.
-        # The REACT_APP_* env vars are automatically used by Create React App here.
+        env:
+          NODE_OPTIONS: "--exit"
+        run: npm run build # This creates the 'dist' directory with static files.
 
       - name: Deploy Frontend via Local Copy
         run: |