diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 47afaff..08bef71 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -79,35 +79,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cd /opt/zhixi/backend && npx prisma generate
 
-      - name: Start API service
+      - name: Restart API service
         run: |
-          cd /opt/zhixi/backend
-          PORT=3000 nohup node dist/main.js > /tmp/zhixi-direct.log 2>&1 &
-          DIRECT_PID=$!
-          HEALTHY=0
-          for i in $(seq 1 15); do
-            sleep 1
-            if curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "[deploy] App healthy after ${i}s"
-              HEALTHY=1
-              break
-            fi
-            if ! kill -0 $DIRECT_PID 2>/dev/null; then
-              echo "[deploy] App crashed — log:"
-              tail -30 /tmp/zhixi-direct.log
-              break
-            fi
-          done
-          kill $DIRECT_PID 2>/dev/null
-          wait $DIRECT_PID 2>/dev/null || true
-          if [ "$HEALTHY" = "1" ]; then
-            echo "[deploy] App verified OK, restarting via systemd..."
-            sudo systemctl reset-failed zhixi-api 2>/dev/null || true
-            sudo systemctl restart zhixi-api || true
-            sleep 3
-            curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api > /dev/null && echo "[deploy] systemd health OK" || echo "[deploy] systemd restart pending (app verified working)"
+          sudo systemctl reset-failed zhixi-api 2>/dev/null || true
+          sudo systemctl restart zhixi-api
+          sleep 3
+          if curl -sf http://localhost:3000/api > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "[deploy] API health OK"
           else
-            echo "[deploy] App failed to start"
+            echo "[deploy] Health check failed — checking logs:"
+            sudo journalctl -u zhixi-api --no-pager -n 20
             exit 1
           fi