diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 87124a4..9d059f8 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           )
 
           ssh "${ssh_opts[@]}" "${DEPLOY_USER}@${DEPLOY_HOST}" \
-            "DEPLOY_PATH=$(printf '%q' \"$deploy_path\") APPLY_PRUNE=$(printf '%q' \"${APPLY_PRUNE:-false}\") bash -se" <<'EOF'
+            "DEPLOY_PATH=$deploy_path APPLY_PRUNE=${APPLY_PRUNE:-false} bash -se" <<'EOF'
           set -euo pipefail
 
           repo="${DEPLOY_PATH:-/srv/homelab}"