diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/sgeupdated.yml b/.gitea/workflows/sgeupdated.yml
index f3de55e..3c93790 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/sgeupdated.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/sgeupdated.yml
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@ name: sgeUpdated CI/CD
 
 on:
   pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed    # Trigger when PR is closed (merged or manually closed)
     branches:
-      - main 
-      
+      - main      # Target branch where PRs are merged into
+
 jobs:
   deploy:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true    # Run only if the PR was merged, not just closed
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run deploy script on server
         run: |
           ssh ${{ secrets.SERVER_USER }}@${{ secrets.SERVER_HOST }} << 'EOF'
-            echo "✅ Connected to server. Running deploy script..."
+            echo "✅ Pull request merged — running deploy script..."
             cd /home/ubuntu/Bgreen/sgeUpdated
             ./deploy.sh
           EOF