diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index eab0270..fdc0dd1 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -9,16 +9,16 @@ steps:
       - export PATH="$HOME/.fly/bin:$PATH"
       - flyctl deploy --config fly.toml --app gallus-pub --remote-only
 
-  build_and_deploy_backend:
-    image: node:20
-    environment:
-      FLY_API_TOKEN:
-        from_secret: FLY_API_TOKEN
-    commands:
-      - cd backend
-      - curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh
-      - export PATH="$HOME/.fly/bin:$PATH"
-      - flyctl deploy --config fly.toml --app gallus-cms-backend --remote-only
+   #build_and_deploy_backend:
+   # image: node:20
+   # environment:
+   #   FLY_API_TOKEN:
+   #     from_secret: FLY_API_TOKEN
+   # commands:
+   #   - cd backend
+   #   - curl -L https://fly.io/install.sh | sh
+   #   - export PATH="$HOME/.fly/bin:$PATH"
+   #   - flyctl deploy --config fly.toml --app gallus-cms-backend --remote-only
 
 when:
   branch:
diff --git a/backend/src/services/git.service.ts b/backend/src/services/git.service.ts
index b78f36c..eb82dac 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/git.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/git.service.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ export class GitService {
     this.workspaceDir = env.GIT_WORKSPACE_DIR;
     this.repoUrl = env.GIT_REPO_URL;
     this.token = env.GIT_TOKEN;
-    this.git = simpleGit();
+    // Ensure the git binary is explicitly set in production containers
+    const gitBinary = process.env.GIT_BINARY || (env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? '/usr/bin/git' : 'git');
+    this.git = simpleGit({ binary: gitBinary });
   }
 
   async initialize() {
@@ -27,6 +29,14 @@ export class GitService {
     );
 
     try {
+      // Log git version to aid diagnosing ENOENT issues in runtime
+      try {
+        const version = await this.git.raw(['--version']);
+        console.log(`git available: ${version.trim()}`);
+      } catch (e: any) {
+        console.warn('git not available or failed to execute --version:', e?.message || e);
+      }
+
       // Check if repo already exists
       await this.git.cwd(this.workspaceDir);
       await this.git.status();