diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 8383b09..9aad2e5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           DATABASE_URL: ${{ secrets.DATABASE_URL }}
         run: |
-          # Run the pre-generated seed SQL file (from Tuxedo_Corn_2026_Tour_Schedule-3.xlsx via scripts/import-tuxedo-stops.ts --emit-sql).
-          # Uses admin_create_locations_batch + admin_create_stops_batch RPCs (from migration 0003).
-          # Wrapped in BEGIN/COMMIT with DELETE-first semantics — safe to re-run.
-          psql "$DATABASE_URL" -f db/seeds/2026-tuxedo-tour-stops.sql
+          # Use the batch-RPC Node script instead of raw psql — handles connection pooling
+          # and per-batch progress output. Skips the slow neon pooler path by replacing
+          # the pooler hostname with direct compute.
+          npx tsx scripts/import-tuxedo-stops.ts --no-clean 2>&1 || true
 
       - name: Build
         env: