diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index 956841c..2d3bc5d 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ jobs:
           ssh-keyscan -H "$PROD_HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
 
           SSH=(ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o IdentitiesOnly=yes "${PROD_USER}@${PROD_HOST}")
+          IMAGE="${FRONTEND_IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
 
           "${SSH[@]}" "mkdir -p '${PROD_DEPLOY_DIR}'"
           scp -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 -o IdentitiesOnly=yes \
@@ -82,7 +83,6 @@ jobs:
           echo "${REGISTRY_PASSWORD}" | docker login git.koppkb.com \
             -u "${REGISTRY_USERNAME}" --password-stdin
 
-          IMAGE="${FRONTEND_IMAGE}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
           echo "Checking if image exists: ${IMAGE}"
           docker manifest inspect "${IMAGE}" > /dev/null
           echo "✓ ${IMAGE} found"