diff --git a/deploy/deploy.sh b/deploy/deploy.sh
index 7b332b8..16af12d 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ fi
 bash "$(dirname "$0")/rsync-pi-agent.sh"
 
 rsync -az --delete \
-	--exclude .git --exclude node_modules --exclude web/node_modules \
-	--exclude .env --exclude .scratch --exclude .pi --exclude coverage \
+	--exclude /.git --exclude /node_modules --exclude /web/node_modules \
+	--exclude /.env --exclude /.scratch --exclude /.pi --exclude /coverage \
+	--exclude '*.db' --exclude /daemon/lvmh-daemon --exclude /.playwright-mcp \
 	./ "$REMOTE:$REMOTE_DIR/"
 
 echo "building daemon image + worker image on $REMOTE..."