diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 47d1cb8..47a4b60 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ jobs:
   deploy:
     name: "Deploy · all services"
     runs-on: self-hosted
+    env:
+      # act runner (host mode) starts with a minimal PATH — extend it so
+      # docker (/usr/bin or /usr/local/bin) and snap packages are found.
+      PATH: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin
     needs:
       - api-build
       - admin-api-build