diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17aa3e7..97a8b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "18"
 
+      - name: "Create Back-end .env File"
+        run: |
+          touch .env
+          echo FRONT_END_DOMAIN=${{ secrets.FRONT_END_DOMAIN }} >> .env
+          echo REACT_APP_BACKEND=${{ secrets.REACT_APP_BACKEND }} >> .env
+          echo JWT_SECRET=${{ secrets.JWT_SECRET }} >> .env
+          echo JWT_EXP_DAYS=${{ secrets.JWT_EXP_DAYS }} >> .env
+          echo MONGODB_URI=${{ secrets.MONGODB_URI }} >> .env
+          echo AVATAR_GENERATOR=${{ secrets.AVATAR_GENERATOR }} >> .env
+        working-directory: ./back-end
+
       - name: Install front-end dependencies
         run: |
           cd front-end
@@ -31,30 +42,10 @@ jobs:
           cd back-end
           npm install
 
-      - name: List contents of the models directory
-        run: ls -l ./back-end/models/
-
-      # - name: Run back-end tests
-      #   run: |
-      #     cd back-end
-      #     npm test
+      - name: Run back-end tests
+        run: |
+          cd back-end
+          npm test
 
       # - name: Build and run Docker containers
       #   run: docker-compose up --build
-
-      - name: Deploy React and Express App
-        uses: appleboy/ssh-action@master
-        with:
-          host: ${{ secrets.DROPLET_IP }}
-          key: ${{ secrets.SSH_PRIVATE_KEY }}
-          username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
-          script: |
-            cd 4-final-project-group-bill-splitting-app
-            git pull
-            cd front-end
-            npm install
-            npm start
-            cd ../back-end
-            npm install
-            npm start
-            echo 'Success'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
index b534bcb..7260d29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment.yml
@@ -25,11 +25,15 @@ jobs:
           username: ${{ secrets.SSH_USER }}
           script: |
             cd 4-final-project-group-bill-splitting-app
-            git pull
-            cd front-end
-            npm install
-            npm start
-            cd ../back-end
-            npm install
-            npm start
-            echo 'Success'
+            git pull origin master
+            docker-compose down
+            docker-compose up --build -d
+
+            # git pull
+            # cd front-end
+            # npm install
+            # npm start
+            # cd ../back-end
+            # npm install
+            # npm start
+            # echo 'Success'