diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-homelab.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-homelab.yml
index 333c3af..231b769 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-homelab.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-homelab.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ${{ vars.USERNAME }}@${{ vars.HOST }} << 'EOF'
           cd ~/homelab-dsa-tutoring
+          export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/$(id -u)
           export DOCKER_HOST=unix://$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR/docker.sock
           docker compose -f docker-compose.yml down
           docker compose -f docker-compose.yml up -d --build