diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 5ead32d5bd755d925d6bcc6ab769bb8552f4a0dd..5e0caeb33d1e33d5c03c8786b8de2463da5ae06a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ deploy-dev:
     - mkdir -p ~/.kube
     - echo $KUBE_CONFIG | base64 -d > ~/.kube/config
     - chmod 600 ~/.kube/config
-    # Deploy
-    - kubectl apply -f task-app/
+    # Deploy with explicit server and token - bypass kubeconfig entirely
+    - kubectl apply -f task-app/ --server=https://8.tcp.ngrok.io:12167 --insecure-skip-tls-verify
   environment:
     name: development
   only: