diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 425526f..f4b2079 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -110,8 +110,9 @@ if [ "$GREENFIELD" = true ]; then
         echo "[INFO] Version: $(cat $TARGET_DIR/VERSION)"
     fi
 
-    # Deploy Zoraxy
+    # Deploy Zoraxy (remove old container first to avoid name conflict)
     cp compose/zoraxy.yaml "$TARGET_DIR/compose/zoraxy.yaml"
+    podman rm -f zoraxy 2>/dev/null || true
     podman-compose -f "$TARGET_DIR/compose/zoraxy.yaml" up -d 2>&1 || echo "[WARN] Zoraxy deploy had issues"
 
     # Generate Zoraxy proxy configs