diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 8b72688..f28d8d6 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ jobs:
           echo "Creating frontend .env.local file..."
           cd frontend
           # The BACKEND_URL is not needed because Traefik will handle routing /api
-          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_URL }}" >> .env
-          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_LINKEDIN_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_LINKEDIN_URL }}" >> .env
+          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_GITHUB_URL }}" >> .env.local
+          echo "NEXT_PUBLIC_LINKEDIN_URL=${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_LINKEDIN_URL }}" >> .env.local
 
-      - name: Cache Node Modules and Next.js Build
-        # Caching node_modules and Next.js build cache to speed up subsequent builds
+      - name: Cache Dependencies and Build Artifacts
         uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: |
-            ~/.npm
-            ${{ gitea.workspace }}/.next/cache
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.js', '**/*.jsx', '**/*.ts', '**/*.tsx') }}
+            backend/node_modules
+            frontend/node_modules
+            frontend/.next/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-node-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}
           restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-nextjs-${{ hashFiles('**/package-lock.json') }}-
+            ${{ runner.os }}-node-
 
       - name: Install Dependencies and Build
         run: |