diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index e6218d6..ba8d772 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ steps:
       - apk add --no-cache git
       - git fetch --tags
       - |
-        # Get the latest Git tag and export as a Drone env variable
-        export LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+        LATEST_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null | tr -d '\n')
+        if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
+          echo "❌ No git tags found! Cannot continue."
+          exit 1
+        fi
         echo "Latest Git tag fetched: $LATEST_TAG"
         # Make it available to downstream steps
         echo "LATEST_TAG=$LATEST_TAG" >> /drone/env
@@ -54,11 +57,6 @@ steps:
   #     - name: dockersock
   #       path: /var/run/docker.sock
   #   commands:
-  #     - |
-  #       if [ -z "$LATEST_TAG" ]; then
-  #         echo "❌ No Git tag found — cannot build."
-  #         exit 1
-  #       fi
   #     - echo "🔨 Building Docker image apps/homepage:$LATEST_TAG ..."
   #     - docker build --network=host -t apps/homepage:$LATEST_TAG -t apps/homepage:latest /drone/src