diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-server.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-server.yaml
index 3e430b1..5c79545 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-server.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-server.yaml
@@ -21,13 +21,32 @@ jobs:
                   mkdir -p ${{ github.workspace }}
                   git init --object-format=sha256 ${{ github.workspace }}
 
-            - name: Checkout Main Branch (No LFS)
-              uses: actions/checkout@v4
-              with:
-                  ref: main
-                  lfs: false # <--- Turn this OFF
-                  fetch-depth: 1
-                  clean: false
+            - name: Manual Checkout (SHA-256 Force)
+              env:
+                  # This token is automatically provided by Gitea/GitHub Actions
+                  TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+              run: |
+                  # 1. Clean workspace explicitly to be safe
+                  rm -rf ./* ./.git
+
+                  # 2. Initialize specifically with SHA-256
+                  git init --object-format=sha256
+
+                  # 3. Add remote with authentication embedded
+                  # Use the environment variable to keep the log clean
+                  git remote add origin "https://$TOKEN@git.dapa.hu/dapa/assetto.git"
+
+                  # 4. Fetch the specific branch (depth 1 for speed)
+                  git fetch --depth=1 origin main
+
+                  # 5. Checkout the branch
+                  git checkout main
+
+                  # 6. Initialize LFS and pull files
+                  # Note: If this fails, it confirms the files are missing from the server (see below)
+                  git lfs install
+                  git lfs pull
 
             - name: Manual LFS Fetch with Debugging
               env: