diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 4cbed6a..3d285c4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ jobs:
           git clone --quiet "$REPO" /tmp/tipibot-ci
           cd /tmp/tipibot-ci
           git checkout --quiet ${{ github.sha }}
-          python3 -m venv .venv
-          .venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
-          .venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q
+          python3 -m venv /opt/tipibot-ci-venv
+          /opt/tipibot-ci-venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements-dev.txt
+          /opt/tipibot-ci-venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/ -q
 
   deploy:
     runs-on: linux
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           sudo systemctl restart tipibot_dev        # dev bot first, as canary
           sleep 5
           systemctl is-active --quiet tipibot_dev   # dev crashed on startup -> abort
-          sudo systemctl restart tipibot            # eco bot only if dev survived
+          sudo systemctl restart tipibot_eco        # eco bot only if dev survived