diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-compose-stack.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-compose-stack.yml
index 0e3ea0a..c78ec80 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-compose-stack.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-compose-stack.yml
@@ -76,12 +76,13 @@ jobs:
           eval $(ssh-agent -s)
           ssh-add ~/.ssh/ssh_key
 
-      - name: Debug inventory
+      - name: Generate inventory from template
         run: |
           cd ansible-shared
-          echo "STAF_HOST value: '${{ secrets.STAF_HOST }}'"
-          echo "Generated inventory:"
-          cat inventory.ini
+          envsubst < inventory.template > inventory.ini
+        env:
+          STAF_HOST: ${{ secrets.STAF_HOST }}
+          STAF_ANSIBLE_USER: ${{ secrets.STAF_ANSIBLE_USER }}
 
       - name: Deploy stack with Ansible
         run: |