diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml b/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
index a285bd5..71ee474 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/homelab-main.yml
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js and Python deps
         run: |
           set -e
-          apt-get update
-          # Install python3-pip to get pip, and python3-yaml from apt since we are already updating
-          # If debian-security is broken, we use --fix-missing or try to ignore failures for non-essential
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3-pip python3-yaml
+          # Bypass broken Debian mirrors by installing pip via bootstrap
+          curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3
+          python3 -m pip install PyYAML
           
+          # Install Node.js via NodeSource
           curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
           apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js and Python deps
         run: |
           set -e
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends python3-pip python3-yaml
+          curl -sS https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | python3
+          python3 -m pip install PyYAML
           curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_18.x | bash -
           apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends nodejs
       - name: Check out repository
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ jobs:
               "${deploy_dir}/jeannie" "${action_command}"
               ;;
             *)
-              echo "Unsupported HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND: ${action_command}" >&2
+              echo "Unsupported HOMELAB_ACTION_COMMAND: ${action_command}"
               exit 1
               ;;
           esac