diff --git a/scripts/git-incremental-deploy.ps1 b/scripts/git-incremental-deploy.ps1
index a395944..38dfdc4 100644
--- a/scripts/git-incremental-deploy.ps1
+++ b/scripts/git-incremental-deploy.ps1
@@ -407,6 +407,16 @@ fi
 
 if [ "$SKIP_DEPLOY" != "1" ]; then
   start_remote_step "Deploy on Production Server"
+  log "Ensuring production server can access image $REGISTRY_COMMIT"
+  if ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "$PROD_SERVER_USER@$PROD_SERVER_IP" "docker pull '$REGISTRY_COMMIT'" >/tmp/git-deploy-prod-pull.log 2>&1; then
+    ok "Production server pulled image from registry"
+  else
+    warn "Production server could not pull image directly; streaming image from build server"
+    cat /tmp/git-deploy-prod-pull.log >&2 || true
+    docker save "$REGISTRY_COMMIT" | ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no "$PROD_SERVER_USER@$PROD_SERVER_IP" "docker load"
+    ok "Image loaded on production server via SSH stream"
+  fi
+
   PROD_PAYLOAD="$(cat <<'PROD_SCRIPT'
 set -Eeuo pipefail
 
@@ -459,8 +469,12 @@ require_file "$ENV_FILE_PATH"
 [ -d "$UPLOADS_MOUNT" ] || fail "Uploads mount does not exist: $UPLOADS_MOUNT"
 docker network inspect "$NETWORK_NAME" >/dev/null 2>&1 || fail "Docker network missing: $NETWORK_NAME"
 
-log "Pulling image $REGISTRY_COMMIT"
-docker pull "$REGISTRY_COMMIT"
+log "Checking image $REGISTRY_COMMIT"
+if docker image inspect "$REGISTRY_COMMIT" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  ok "Image already available on production server"
+else
+  docker pull "$REGISTRY_COMMIT"
+fi
 
 OLD_IMAGE="$(docker inspect -f '{{.Config.Image}}' "$CONTAINER_NAME" 2>/dev/null || true)"
 if [ -n "$OLD_IMAGE" ]; then