diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 60e2015..44f660d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,34 @@
-name: Deploy
+# This workflow will do a clean installation of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-nodejs
 
+name: deploy
 
-# run after validate workflow has completed and the current branch is 'beta'
 on:
-    workflow_run:
-        workflows: ['validate']
-        types: [completed]
-        branches:
-            - 'main'
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
 
 jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 21.x]
+        # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        cache: 'npm'
+    - run: npm ci
+    - run: npm run build --if-present
+
     deploy:
-      name: deploy
+      needs: validate
       runs-on: ubuntu-latest
       steps:
       - name: executing remote ssh commands using password
@@ -22,3 +39,4 @@ jobs:
           password: ${{ secrets.PASSWORD }}
           port: ${{ secrets.PORT }}
           script: cd /home/nessar/portfolio/ ; ./installRelease.sh
+
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5dc2960..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-# This workflow will do a clean installation of node dependencies, cache/restore them, build the source code and run tests across different versions of node
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-nodejs
-
-name: Node.js CI
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: [ "main" ]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 21.x]
-        # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
-
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        cache: 'npm'
-    - run: npm ci
-    - run: npm run build --if-present