diff --git a/.woodpecker/deploy.yaml b/.woodpecker/deploy.yaml
index 2dfcd93..7055f94 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.woodpecker/deploy.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Deploy: build image, push to registry, trigger Portainer stack redeploy.
 # Runs on push/tag/manual to main only, after ci workflow succeeds.
 skip_clone: true
+# Use writable workspace when clone is skipped (no root clone step to create /woodpecker/src)
+workspace:
+    base: /tmp
+    path: deploy
 when:
     - branch: main
       event: [push, tag, manual]