diff --git a/ansible/deploy.yml b/ansible/deploy.yml
index 0f0af38..302dbda 100644
--- a/ansible/deploy.yml
+++ b/ansible/deploy.yml
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
   become: true
 
   vars:
-    # Repo root (Semaphore already cloned it)
-    repo_dir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/.."
+    # Resolve real repo root (IMPORTANT for Semaphore)
+    repo_dir: "{{ playbook_dir | realpath }}/.."
 
   tasks:
     - name: Show repo root (debug)
       debug:
-        msg: "Repo root: {{ repo_dir }}"
+        msg: "Repo root resolved to: {{ repo_dir }}"
 
     - name: Find all compose.yml files
       find:
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
         depth: 2
       register: compose_files
 
+    - name: Fail if no compose.yml found (safety)
+      fail:
+        msg: "No compose.yml files found under {{ repo_dir }}"
+      when: compose_files.matched == 0
+
     - name: Deploy each service
       shell: |
         set -e
@@ -30,4 +35,3 @@
       loop: "{{ compose_files.files }}"
       args:
         executable: /bin/bash
-