diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index ef02e4decc..ed56fa4d82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -30,17 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         DO_USER: ${{ secrets.DO_USER }}
       run: |
         ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ${DO_USER}@${DO_HOST} << EOF
-        sudo -i -u danny bash << EEOF
         cd ~/LibreChat && \
         git fetch origin main && \
-        npm run stop:deployed && \
-        docker images -a | grep "librechat" | awk '{print \$3}' | xargs docker rmi && \
-        npm run update:deployed && \
+        sudo npm run stop:deployed && \
+        sudo docker images --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.ID}}" | grep -E "lc-dev|librechat" | cut -d: -f2 | xargs -r sudo docker rmi -f || true && \
+        sudo npm run update:deployed && \
         git checkout dev && \
         git pull origin dev && \
         git checkout do-deploy && \
         git rebase dev && \
-        npm run start:deployed && \
+        sudo npm run start:deployed && \
         echo "Update completed. Application should be running now."
-        EEOF
         EOF