diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5ec3ee3..1ba2f0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -44,11 +44,16 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo systemctl stop portfolio
 
-          sudo find /srv/portfolio/ -mindepth 1 ! -regex '^/srv/portfolio/media.*' ! -name '.git' ! -name '.env' ! -name 'log' ! -name 'tmp' -exec rm -rf {} +
+          sudo find /srv/portfolio/ -mindepth 1 \
+            ! -path '/srv/portfolio/media*' \
+            ! -path '/srv/portfolio/node_modules*' \
+            ! -name '/srv/portfolio/.git*' \
+            ! -name '.env' \
+            ! -name 'log' \
+            ! -name 'tmp' -exec rm -rf {} +
 
-          sudo rsync -av /home/gh-runner/actions-runner/_work/portfolio/portfolio/ /srv/portfolio/
+          sudo rsync -av --exclude 'node_modules' --exclude 'media' --exclude '.env' --exclude '.git' --exclude 'log' --exclude 'tmp' /home/gh-runner/actions-runner/_work/portfolio/portfolio/ /srv/portfolio/
 
           cd /srv/portfolio
           pnpm install
           sudo systemctl start portfolio
-