diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 694691b..b055040 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           HUGO_DEB="hugo_extended_${HUGO_VERSION}_linux-amd64.deb"
           HUGO_URL="https://github.com/gohugoio/hugo/releases/download/v${HUGO_VERSION}/${HUGO_DEB}"
 
-          if command -v hugo >/dev/null 2>&1 && hugo version | grep -F "v${HUGO_VERSION}" >/dev/null; then
+          if command -v hugo >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            hugo version
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends hugo ca-certificates; then
             hugo version
             exit 0
           fi
@@ -42,7 +47,8 @@ jobs:
             local proxy_name="$1"
             shift
             echo "Trying Hugo download via ${proxy_name}"
-            env "$@" curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 20 --retry 2 --retry-delay 3 \
+            rm -f "/tmp/${HUGO_DEB}"
+            env "$@" curl -fL --connect-timeout 20 --retry 5 --retry-all-errors --retry-delay 5 \
               -o "/tmp/${HUGO_DEB}" "$HUGO_URL"
           }