diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 076f9cb..fed1e13 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ jobs:
             git fetch origin main
             git reset --hard origin/main
 
-            echo "=== Running Backend Tests ==="
-            if command -v dotnet &> /dev/null; then
+            echo "=== Checking for dotnet ==="
+            if which dotnet > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+              echo "Running backend tests..."
               dotnet test tests/Domain.Tests --verbosity minimal
               dotnet test tests/Application.Tests --verbosity minimal
               dotnet test tests/Integration.Tests --verbosity minimal
             else
-              echo "WARN: dotnet not installed on server - skipping tests"
-              echo "Tests should be run locally before push"
+              echo "WARN: dotnet not installed - skipping tests"
             fi
 
             echo "=== Building Docker images ==="