diff --git a/.github/workflows/demo.yaml b/.github/workflows/demo.yaml
index 23c1b97e..0a696401 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/demo.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/demo.yaml
@@ -44,18 +44,28 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: [self-hosted, self-hosted-linux-amd64-jammy-private-endpoint-medium]
     needs: build-and-push
     steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
              sudo snap install kubectl --classic
              sudo snap install konf
 
+      - name: Configure kubectl
+        run: |
+          echo "${{ secrets.KUBE_CONFIG }}" > kubeconfig
+          export KUBECONFIG=kubeconfig
+
       - name: Deploy application
         run: |
           epoch_time=$(date +%s)
           image_tag="${epoch_time}-${GITHUB_SHA::7}"
           image_name="${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${image_tag}"
           echo "Deploying image: $image_name"
-          konf production konf/site.yaml --tag $image_tag
+          konf staging konf/site.yaml --tag $image_tag | kubectl apply -f -
           kubectl rollout status deployment jaas-ai --namespace=staging
           echo "Deployment successful!"
 
+      - name: Clean up
+        run: |
+          rm kubeconfig