diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 71761ae4e..88e7ac167 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         set -eu
         mkdir -p dist/release-artifacts
-        tar --exclude=.git --exclude=apps/web/node_modules \
+        tar --exclude=.git --exclude=apps/web/node_modules --exclude=dist \
           -czf "dist/release-artifacts/xiaoxia-release-${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.tar.gz" .
 
     - name: Upload runtime image and release artifacts
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ jobs:
         test -f /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/apps/web/dist/index.html
         test -f /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/.env
         cp /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/.env /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/.env
-        sh /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/infra/docker/deploy-production.sh
+        HOST_PREFIX= sh /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/infra/docker/deploy-production.sh
         i=0
         while [ "$i" -lt 30 ]; do
           if wget -qO- http://127.0.0.1:8001/health; then
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_release_scripts.py b/tests/unit/test_release_scripts.py
index 3d9e84d70..6126dc2ed 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_release_scripts.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_release_scripts.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ def test_gitea_production_deploy_requires_runtime_builder_job():
     assert "docker.m.daocloud.io/library/node:20" in build_section
     assert "npm ci && npm run build" in build_section
     assert "dist/release-artifacts/xiaoxia-release-${GITHUB_REF_NAME}.tar.gz" in build_section
+    assert "--exclude=dist" in build_section
     assert "PRODUCTION_SSH_HOST" in build_section
     assert "PRODUCTION_SSH_USER" in build_section
     assert "PRODUCTION_SSH_KEY" in build_section
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ def test_gitea_production_deploy_requires_runtime_builder_job():
     assert "release_tar=\"/var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/release-${RELEASE_VERSION}.tar.gz\"" in production_section
     assert "runtime-images-${RELEASE_VERSION}.tar" in production_section
     assert "apps/web/dist/index.html" in production_section
-    assert "sh /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/infra/docker/deploy-production.sh" in production_section
+    assert "HOST_PREFIX= sh /var/lib/xiaoxia-saas-production/repo/infra/docker/deploy-production.sh" in production_section
 
 
 def test_build_host_runbook_requires_off_production_runtime_builds():