diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 0572dc4..661f8f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ jobs:
     environment:
       name: github-pages
       url: ${{ steps.deployment.outputs.page_url }}
-    runs-on: macos-latest # I'm not sure how to install the webp tool on ubuntu, so using mac instead
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Install webp compression tool
-        run: |
-          curl https://storage.googleapis.com/downloads.webmproject.org/releases/webp/libwebp-1.3.0-mac-arm64.tar.gz | tar zvxf -
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Install webp compression tool
+        run: sudo apt-get install -y webp
+
       - name: Setup git config
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "skedwards88"
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2eed3be..6db8d9d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
         "babel-loader": "^8.2.3",
         "copy-webpack-plugin": "^10.2.4",
         "css-loader": "^6.6.0",
-        "cwebp": "^3.1.0",
         "eslint": "^8.11.0",
         "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.29.4",
         "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",
@@ -4721,18 +4720,6 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/cwebp": {
-      "version": "3.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cwebp/-/cwebp-3.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-olAaTX/NAxXI7tQGSUNQNdBHUfDfkIK7Y+Wlc2GZXf1m3bLQhe411G0Lwg6/rhz6MOr7EEHwixpM+87Qs9EaEw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "dependencies": {
-        "raw-body": "2"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/debug": {
       "version": "4.3.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
@@ -16708,15 +16695,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-/Tb/JcjK111nNScGob5MNtsntNM1aCNUDipB/TkwZFhyDrrE47SOx/18wF2bbjgc3ZzCSKW1T5nt5EbFoAz/Vg==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "cwebp": {
-      "version": "3.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cwebp/-/cwebp-3.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-olAaTX/NAxXI7tQGSUNQNdBHUfDfkIK7Y+Wlc2GZXf1m3bLQhe411G0Lwg6/rhz6MOr7EEHwixpM+87Qs9EaEw==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "raw-body": "2"
-      }
-    },
     "debug": {
       "version": "4.3.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6162871..ef24f15 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     "babel-loader": "^8.2.3",
     "copy-webpack-plugin": "^10.2.4",
     "css-loader": "^6.6.0",
-    "cwebp": "^3.1.0",
     "eslint": "^8.11.0",
     "eslint-plugin-react": "^7.29.4",
     "eslint-plugin-react-hooks": "^4.6.0",