diff --git a/.github/workflows/hallo_velar.yml b/.github/workflows/hallo_velar.yml
index 146d21d..ac23ba0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/hallo_velar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/hallo_velar.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-# Docs for the Azure Web Apps Deploy action: https://github.com/Azure/webapps-deploy
-# More GitHub Actions for Azure: https://github.com/Azure/actions
-
 name: Build and deploy Node.js app to Azure Web App - velar
 
 on:
@@ -13,8 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read #This is required for actions/checkout
-
+      contents: read
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: ./backend   # run commands inside backend
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -33,33 +32,30 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: node-app
-          path: .
+          path: ./backend   # upload only backend folder
 
   deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: build
-    permissions:
-      id-token: write #This is required for requesting the JWT
-      contents: read #This is required for actions/checkout
-
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+      contents: read
     steps:
       - name: Download artifact from build job
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: node-app
-      
-      - name: Login to Azure
-        uses: azure/login@v2
-        with:
-          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_F727CA48A81946BF99B8EC3F878129C2 }}
-          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_TENANTID_96ACFC59BC06409281B7E8A8F508E57D }}
-          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_039360BE8FF74AFB88B8C70AD12FE650 }}
 
-      - name: 'Deploy to Azure Web App'
-        id: deploy-to-webapp
+      - name: Login to Azure
+        uses: azure/login@v2
+        with:
+          client-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_CLIENTID_F727CA48A81946BF99B8EC3F878129C2 }}
+          tenant-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_TENANTID_96ACFC59BC06409281B7E8A8F508E57D }}
+          subscription-id: ${{ secrets.AZUREAPPSERVICE_SUBSCRIPTIONID_039360BE8FF74AFB88B8C70AD12FE650 }}
+
+      - name: Deploy to Azure Web App
         uses: azure/webapps-deploy@v3
         with:
           app-name: 'velar'
           slot-name: 'Production'
-          package: .
-          
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+          package: ./backend   # deploy only backend folder