diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 5118eac..6b87b2a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -78,11 +78,16 @@ jobs:
           # we need it here for migrations)
           [ -d $APP_DIR/supabase ] || cp -r supabase $APP_DIR/supabase
           cd $APP_DIR
-          PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -f supabase/migrations/000_preflight_supabase_compat.sql || true
-          [ -f supabase/captured_schema.sql ] && PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -f supabase/captured_schema.sql || echo "captured_schema.sql not present, skipping"
-          for f in supabase/migrations/[0-9]*.sql; do
-            PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U "${POSTGRES_USER}" -d "${POSTGRES_DB}" -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -q -f "$f" || echo "FAIL: $f"
-          done
+          # PAGER= prevents psql from launching less/more in a non-interactive shell,
+          # which hangs indefinitely waiting for keypress. Batch all files into one
+          # connection for speed instead of one psql invocation per file.
+          export PAGER=
+          export PGPASSWORD="${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
+          PG="psql -h 127.0.0.1 -U ${POSTGRES_USER} -d ${POSTGRES_DB} --no-psqlrc -v ON_ERROR_STOP=0 -q"
+          $PG -f supabase/migrations/000_preflight_supabase_compat.sql || true
+          [ -f supabase/captured_schema.sql ] && $PG -f supabase/captured_schema.sql || true
+          # Concatenate all numbered migrations and run in one session
+          cat supabase/migrations/[0-9]*.sql | $PG
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install