diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index ec9e0e1..681af38 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ jobs:
           cd /tmp/api-server
           npx prisma generate
           npm run build
+          # Normalize output: ensure main.js is at dist/main.js
+          if [ ! -f dist/main.js ] && [ -f dist/src/main.js ]; then
+            echo "[build] Moving dist/src/* to dist/"
+            mv dist/src/* dist/
+            rm -rf dist/src
+          fi
+          ls -la dist/main.js
 
       - name: Ensure infrastructure is ready
         run: |
diff --git a/tsconfig.build.json b/tsconfig.build.json
index ffaff02..64f86c6 100644
--- a/tsconfig.build.json
+++ b/tsconfig.build.json
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 {
   "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
-  "compilerOptions": {
-    "rootDir": "src"
-  },
-  "exclude": ["node_modules", "test", "dist", "prisma", "rag-worker", "**/*spec.ts"]
+  "exclude": ["node_modules", "test", "dist", "**/*spec.ts"]
 }