diff --git a/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh b/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
index 15d4dd51..f5ceaf6e 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
@@ -154,14 +154,10 @@ if [ "$LIVE" = true ]; then
     # Build and deploy AIUI (non-fatal — never delete existing AIUI on failure)
     AIUI_DIR="$PROJECT_DIR/../AIUI"
     AIUI_DIST="$AIUI_DIR/packages/app/dist"
-    if [ -d "$AIUI_DIR/packages/app" ]; then
-        echo "$(timestamp)    Building AIUI for /aiui/ base path..."
-        AIUI_BUILD_OK=false
-        if (cd "$AIUI_DIR" && VITE_BASE_PATH=/aiui/ pnpm build 2>&1 | tail -10); then
-            AIUI_BUILD_OK=true
-        fi
-        cd "$PROJECT_DIR"
-        if [ "$AIUI_BUILD_OK" = true ] && [ -d "$AIUI_DIST" ] && [ -f "$AIUI_DIST/index.html" ]; then
+    if [ -d "$AIUI_DIST" ] && [ -f "$AIUI_DIST/index.html" ]; then
+        # Use pre-built AIUI dist (build with: cd ../AIUI && VITE_BASE_PATH=/aiui/ pnpm build)
+        echo "$(timestamp)    Using pre-built AIUI dist..."
+        if true; then
             echo "$(timestamp)    Deploying AIUI..."
             ssh $SSH_OPTS "$TARGET_HOST" "sudo mkdir -p /opt/archipelago/web-ui/aiui"
             ssh $SSH_OPTS "$TARGET_HOST" "sudo rm -rf /opt/archipelago/web-ui/aiui/*"