diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 7fcf889..41b51c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy with rsync
         run: | 
-          sudo mkdir -p /var/www/html/${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}
-          rsync -avz ./build/ ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}:/var/www/html/${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}
+          TARGET_DIR="/var/www/html/${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}}"
+          rsync -a --rsync-path="mkdir -p  && rsync" ./build/ ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}@${{ secrets.SSH_HOST }}:$TARGET_DIR
 
       - name: Update symlink 
         run: sudo ln -sf /var/www/html/${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version}} /var/www/html/latest