diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index c4acc1a..55a321c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   backend-tests:
     name: Backend Tests
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: vps
     env:
       SECRET_KEY: test-secret-key-for-ci-environment-32chars-minimum
 
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout repository
         run: |
           if [ ! -d .git ]; then
-            git clone --depth=1 "http://172.21.0.1:3300/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
+            git clone --depth=1 --branch "$GITHUB_REF_NAME" "http://100.78.131.124:3300/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .
           fi
 
       - name: Setup Python