diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index e51b35c..be67e63 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -36,15 +36,18 @@ steps:
       # matching your existing containers.
       COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME: acrybot # Changed to lowercase 'acrybot'
     commands:
+      - echo "--- Building 'python-app' image without cache to ensure latest code ---"
+      # Explicitly build the image for 'python-app' with --no-cache
+      - docker compose build --no-cache python-app
+
       - echo "--- Stopping Discord bot service python-app ---"
       # Stop the specific Discord bot service using the unhyphenated 'docker compose'.
       - docker compose stop python-app
 
       - echo "--- Bringing Discord bot service up python-app ---"
       # Bring the specific Discord bot service back up using the unhyphenated 'docker compose'.
-      # '--build' is essential if your docker-compose.yml uses 'build: .' to create the image,
-      # as it ensures the image is rebuilt with the newly pulled source code.
-      - docker compose up -d python-app --build
+      # '--build' is no longer needed here as it was already forced by 'docker compose build --no-cache'.
+      - docker compose up -d python-app
 
       - echo "--- Verifying bot status ---"
       # Directly check the status of the service using docker compose ps