diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index cc33fcb..173889e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # MotoVaultPro GitLab CI/CD Pipeline
 # GitLab 18.6+ with shell executor
 # See docs/CICD-DEPLOY.md for complete documentation
-# v1.0
+# v1.1
 
 stages:
   - validate
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ stages:
   - verify
 
 variables:
-  # CI_PROJECT_DIR is where the runner checks out the code
-  DEPLOY_PATH: $CI_PROJECT_DIR
+  # Use stable clone path instead of runner-specific path
+  GIT_CLONE_PATH: $CI_BUILDS_DIR/motovaultpro
+  DEPLOY_PATH: $CI_BUILDS_DIR/motovaultpro
   DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILE: docker-compose.yml
   DOCKER_COMPOSE_PROD_FILE: docker-compose.prod.yml