diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-test.yml
index b25f908..0f24f6a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-test.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy to test environment
         run: |
           echo "Syncing files to test environment..."
+          # Install rsync if not available
+          apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -y -qq rsync > /dev/null 2>&1 || true
+          
           rsync -av --delete \
             --exclude='.git' \
             --exclude='.gitea' \
@@ -49,7 +52,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Set permissions
         run: |
-          chown -R www-data:www-data /deploy/ 2>/dev/null || true
+          # www-data uid is 33 on host
+          chown -R 33:33 /deploy/ 2>/dev/null || true
           chmod -R 755 /deploy/ 2>/dev/null || true
           echo "✅ Permissions set"