diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index 1177b8e..c17716b 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
+          cache: 'npm'  # Enables npm cache for faster installs
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           npm ci --legacy-peer-deps
-          npm -g install cloudron-surfer
+          npm install cloudron-surfer  # Install locally instead of globally
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
@@ -26,4 +27,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish
         run: |
-          surfer put --token ${{ secrets.SURFER_TOKEN }} --server  datacontroller.io public/* /
+          npx surfer put --token ${{ secrets.SURFER_TOKEN }} --server datacontroller.io public/* /
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