diff --git a/manifests/deploy.yml b/manifests/deploy.yml
index 8600474..b3109d2 100644
--- a/manifests/deploy.yml
+++ b/manifests/deploy.yml
@@ -4,17 +4,9 @@ type: kubernetes
 name: build
 
 clone:
-  disable: true
+  disable: false
 
 steps:
-  - name: git clone
-    image: drone/git
-    environment:
-      REPO_URL: http://gitea-server.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000/mngomalab/sampleapi.git
-    commands:
-      - git clone $REPO_URL .
-      - git checkout $DRONE_COMMIT
-
   - name: dotnet restore
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
     commands:
@@ -30,7 +22,6 @@ steps:
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
     commands:
       - dotnet test --configuration Release
-
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 type: kubernetes
@@ -43,14 +34,6 @@ clone:
   disable: true
 
 steps:
-  - name: git clone
-    image: drone/git
-    environment:
-      REPO_URL: http://gitea-server.gitea.svc.cluster.local:3000/mngomalab/sampleapi.git
-    commands:
-      - git clone $REPO_URL .
-      - git checkout $DRONE_COMMIT
-
   - name: dotnet publish
     image: mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0
     commands:
@@ -70,7 +53,6 @@ steps:
         from_secret: registry-password
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       context: ./SampleApi/bin/Release/net8.0/publish/
-
 ---
 kind: pipeline
 type: kubernetes
@@ -93,10 +75,7 @@ steps:
         from_secret: host-password
       port: 22
       script:
-        - |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "Applying Kubernetes manifest via SSH..."
-          ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no $DRONE_REMOTE_USER@lead.mngoma.lab 'kubectl apply -f -' <<'EOF'
-          $(cat ./manifests/deploy.yml)
-          EOF
-          echo "Manifest applied successfully." 
+        - set -euo pipefail
+        - echo "Applying Kubernetes manifest via SSH..."
+        - cat ./manifests/deploy.yml | kubectl apply -f -
+        - echo "Manifest applied successfully."