diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index c7ad58650..091226cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -57,20 +57,7 @@ jobs:
           # -------------------------------------------------------
           # Tier 1: Non-deployable files — skip if ONLY these changed
           # -------------------------------------------------------
-          NON_DEPLOYABLE_PATTERN="^docs/\
-|^README\.md$\
-|^DEPLOYMENT\.md$\
-|^CLAUDE\.md$\
-|^checkpoint\.md$\
-|^orgstructure\.md$\
-|^ITMLS_DB_Design\.md$\
-|.*\.md$\
-|^\.eslintrc\
-|^\.prettierrc\
-|^\.editorconfig\
-|^\.gitignore\
-|^\.gitattributes\
-|^commitlint\.config\.js$"
+          NON_DEPLOYABLE_PATTERN="^docs/|^README\.md$|^DEPLOYMENT\.md$|^CLAUDE\.md$|^checkpoint\.md$|^orgstructure\.md$|^ITMLS_DB_Design\.md$|.*\.md$|^\.eslintrc|^\.prettierrc|^\.editorconfig|^\.gitignore|^\.gitattributes|^commitlint\.config\.js$"
 
           ALL_NON_DEPLOYABLE=true
           while IFS= read -r file; do
@@ -89,26 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           # -------------------------------------------------------
           # Tier 2: Global files — deploy all services
           # -------------------------------------------------------
-          GLOBAL_PATTERN="^\.github/\
-|^docker-compose\.yaml$\
-|^turbo\.json$\
-|^tsconfig\.json$\
-|^tsconfig\.base\.json$\
-|^pnpm-workspace\.yaml$\
-|^pnpm-lock\.yaml$\
-|^package\.json$\
-|^\.env(\.[a-z]+)?$\
-|^packages/\
-|^infrastructure/\
-|^scripts/deploy/\
-|^wagon.*\.ts$\
-|^cargo.*\.ts$\
-|^container.*\.ts$\
-|^use-.*\.ts$\
-|^.*\.service\.ts$\
-|^.*\.entity\.ts$\
-|^.*-types\.ts$"
-
+          GLOBAL_PATTERN="^\.github/^docker-compose\.yaml$|^turbo\.json$|^tsconfig\.json$|^tsconfig\.base\.json$|^pnpm-workspace\.yaml$|^pnpm-lock\.yaml$|^package\.json$|^\.env(\.[a-z]+)?$|^packages/|^infrastructure/|^scripts/deploy/|^wagon.*\.ts$|^cargo.*\.ts$|^container.*\.ts$|^use-.*\.ts$|^.*\.service\.ts$|^.*\.entity\.ts$|^.*-types\.ts$"
           if echo "$CHANGED" | grep -qE "$GLOBAL_PATTERN"; then
             echo "Global file(s) changed — deploying all services."
             JSON=$(printf '%s\n' "${ALL_SERVICES[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -sc .)