diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
index 7a3f16d..7e77d4f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/home-assistant-deploy.yml
@@ -65,15 +65,19 @@ jobs:
     name: Home Assistant Configuration Check
     needs: [check-and-create-pr]
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
     env:
       HA_VERSION: "2025.8.3"
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: '3.13.2'
+
       - name: Cache pip wheels
         id: cache-wheels
         uses: actions/cache@v4
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           key: pip-wheels-${{ runner.os }}-py3.13-ha-${{ env.HA_VERSION }}
           restore-keys: |
             pip-wheels-${{ runner.os }}-py3.13-
+
       - name: Gotify Notification (setup)
         uses: eikendev/gotify-action@master
         with:
@@ -89,13 +94,20 @@ jobs:
           gotify_app_token: ${{ secrets.RIKKU_RUNNER_GOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           notification_title: 'GITEA: Home Assistant Config Check'
           notification_message: 'Setting up Python and dependencies...'
-      - name: Build wheels & install Home Assistant (future-proof)
+
+      - name: Download HA requirements_all.txt
+        run: |
+          curl -sSL -o requirements_all.txt \
+            "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/home-assistant/core/${HA_VERSION}/requirements_all.txt"
+
+      - name: Build wheels & install Home Assistant + full deps
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip wheel
-          # Build wheels for HA and *all* optional dependencies
-          pip wheel --wheel-dir ~/.cache/pip "homeassistant[all]==${HA_VERSION}"
+          # Build wheels for HA, full requirements, and colorlog explicitly
+          pip wheel --wheel-dir ~/.cache/pip -r requirements_all.txt "homeassistant==${HA_VERSION}" colorlog
           # Install everything from cached wheels
-          pip install --no-index --find-links ~/.cache/pip "homeassistant[all]==${HA_VERSION}"
+          pip install --no-index --find-links ~/.cache/pip -r requirements_all.txt "homeassistant==${HA_VERSION}" colorlog
+
       - name: Gotify Notification (start check)
         uses: eikendev/gotify-action@master
         with:
@@ -103,9 +115,11 @@ jobs:
           gotify_app_token: ${{ secrets.RIKKU_RUNNER_GOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           notification_title: 'GITEA: Home Assistant Config Check'
           notification_message: 'Starting config check...'
+
       - name: Run Home Assistant config check
         run: |
           hass --config ansible/configs/homeassistant --script check_config | tee ha-check.log
+
       - name: Gotify Notification (done)
         uses: eikendev/gotify-action@master
         with:
@@ -113,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
           gotify_app_token: ${{ secrets.RIKKU_RUNNER_GOTIFY_TOKEN }}
           notification_title: 'GITEA: Home Assistant Config Check'
           notification_message: '🚀 Config check done!'
+
   # generate-service-list:
   #   name: Generate list of added/modified/deleted services
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest