diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 9533012..6c98d31 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet publish backend/src/Tnsu.ApprovalRoute.Api/Tnsu.ApprovalRoute.Api.csproj -c Release -o "$LOCAL_PUBLISH"
 
       - name: Install cifs-utils
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cifs-utils rsync
+        run: |
+          if command -v mount.cifs >/dev/null 2>&1 && command -v rsync >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "cifs-utils and rsync already installed, skipping apt-get"
+          else
+            sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y cifs-utils rsync
+          fi
 
       - name: Mount IIS share
         env: