diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
index 7dc966e4e..9fa4db511 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/gitea_deploy.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build container image
         run: |
-          podman build \
-            --build-arg GITEA_VERSION=${{ env.GITEA_VERSION }} \
-            --build-arg CGO_EXTRA_CFLAGS="" \
-            -t gitea-custom:${{ github.sha }} \
-            -t gitea-custom:latest .
+          podman --storage-driver=vfs build \
+          --build-arg GITEA_VERSION=${{ env.GITEA_VERSION }} \
+          --build-arg CGO_EXTRA_CFLAGS="" \
+          -t gitea-custom:${{ github.sha }} \
+          -t gitea-custom:latest .
 
       - name: Stop existing container
         run: |