diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 31a372a..4ee1da3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ deploy:
       if [ ! -d "${APP_DIR}" ]; then
         mkdir -p "${APP_DIR}"
       fi
-      rsync -a --exclude=data/ --delete "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/" "${APP_DIR}/"
+      rsync -a --exclude=data/ --exclude=venv/ --delete "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/" "${APP_DIR}/"
 
     # Step 3: Set up Python virtual environment and install dependencies
     - |