diff --git a/.github/workflows/podman.yml b/.github/workflows/podman.yml
index ac4a845eb..83ed8c2b6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/podman.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/podman.yml
@@ -38,11 +38,15 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Build Podman images
         run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml build
+      - name: Apply Django migrations
+        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml run --rm web python manage.py migrate --noinput
+      - name: Run custom Django bootstrap management command
+        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml run --rm web python manage.py bootstrap
+      - name: Collect static files
+        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml run --rm web python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
       - name: Deploy Podman images
         run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml up -d --force-recreate
       - name: Check Podman images
         run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml ps
       - name: Check logs
-        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml logs
-      - name: Check if Django's superuser environment variables are set
-        run: echo $DJANGO_SUPERUSER_USERNAME $DJANGO_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD $DJANGO_SUPERUSER_EMAIL
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+        run: podman-compose -f docker-compose-deploy.yml logs
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diff --git a/docker-compose-deploy.yml b/docker-compose-deploy.yml
index dc0f29c98..738ce0f77 100644
--- a/docker-compose-deploy.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-deploy.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ services:
       - SQL_HOST=${SQL_HOST}
     ports:
       - 8000:8000
-    command: bash -c "python manage.py migrate && python manage.py bootstrap && python manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
+    command: gunicorn aml.wsgi:application --bind 0.0.0.0:8000
   client-builder:
     build:
       context: ./frontend