diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 9fe85b0..1f50eb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: deploy the director
       run: |
         rsync -vhamz --delete --exclude ".git" --exclude "node_modules" -e "ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" ./ deployer@director.regis.gg:/home/deployer/app/
-        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no deployer@director.regis.gg "cd /home/deployer && source .bashrc && cd app && bin/serverside/redeploy"
+        ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no deployer@director.regis.gg "cd /home/deployer/app && bin/serverside/redeploy"
 
     - name: 🌎 download assets
       env:
diff --git a/bin/serverside/redeploy b/bin/serverside/redeploy
index 3920094..5bd3be0 100755
--- a/bin/serverside/redeploy
+++ b/bin/serverside/redeploy
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 # do not run this locally in your dev environment..
 #
 
+# prepare the environment
+source "$HOME/.profile"
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+
 npm ci --production
 
 pm2 restart director || pm2 start "npm run director --silent" --name director