diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index cc434de..710f5f1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run tests with coverage
         run: |
           cd dashboard/backend
-          . venv/bin/activate
-          python3 -m pytest tests/ -v --timeout=60 \
+          venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -v --timeout=60 \
             --cov=. --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term \
             --junit-xml=test-results.xml \
             --cov-fail-under=49