diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8bb1d57..1343ac6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -111,23 +111,18 @@ jobs:
           # Pull latest image
           docker pull ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
           
-          # Update docker-compose to use new image
-          sed -i 's|build:|#build:|g' docker-compose.yml
-          sed -i 's|context: .|#context: .|g' docker-compose.yml  
-          sed -i 's|dockerfile: Dockerfile|#dockerfile: Dockerfile|g' docker-compose.yml
-          # Remove any existing image lines and add new one
-          sed -i '/quixotic-app:/,/container_name:/{/image:/d}' docker-compose.yml
-          sed -i '/quixotic-app:/a \ \ \ \ image: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest' docker-compose.yml
+          # Set environment variables for production deployment  
+          echo "APP_IMAGE=${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest" >> .env.docker
           
-          # Deploy with zero downtime
-          docker-compose --env-file .env.docker pull
+          # Deploy with zero downtime using production override
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.docker pull
           
           # Stop existing containers if they exist
-          if docker-compose --env-file .env.docker ps -q | grep -q .; then
-            docker-compose --env-file .env.docker down --remove-orphans
+          if docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.docker ps -q | grep -q .; then
+            docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.docker down --remove-orphans
           fi
           
-          docker-compose --env-file .env.docker up -d
+          docker-compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.prod.yml --env-file .env.docker up -d
           
           # Cleanup old images
           docker image prune -f
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7ff262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+services:
+  quixotic-app:
+    build: null
+    image: ${APP_IMAGE}