diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 828e0b7..7df6ef6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ jobs:
             pip install -r requirements.txt
             
             # Add environment variables to the .env file
+            # remove the old .env file
+            sudo rm -f .env
+            
             echo "GEMINI_API_KEY=${{ secrets.GEMINI_API_KEY }}" >> .env
             echo "REDIS_URL=${{ secrets.REDIS_URL }}" >> .env
             echo "MY_API_KEY=${{ secrets.MY_API_KEY }}" >> .env