diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index ebc3449..6f2fb5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -120,10 +120,11 @@ jobs:
           SSH_HOST: ${{ vars.HETZNER_HOST }}
           SSH_USER: ${{ vars.HETZNER_USER }}
         run: |
-          # Zielverzeichnis sicherstellen (erster Deploy: existiert noch nicht)
+          # scp -r kopiert Ordner-Inhalt in Unterverzeichnis wenn Ziel existiert.
+          # Loesung: Ziel vorab leeren + neu anlegen, dann Inhalt via glob kopieren.
           ssh -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST" \
-            'mkdir -p /srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle'
-          scp -r -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 imap-idle/ \
+            'rm -rf /srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle && mkdir -p /srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle'
+          scp -r -i ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 imap-idle/. \
             "$SSH_USER@$SSH_HOST:/srv/rebreak/backend/imap-idle/"
 
       - name: Server-side deploy (extract + migrate + pm2 restart)