diff --git a/scripts/deploy-remote.sh b/scripts/deploy-remote.sh
index cf75fd7..bb706ea 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-remote.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-remote.sh
@@ -255,7 +255,10 @@ retire_legacy_gitea_caddy() {
         systemctl --user stop gitea-caddy.service
     fi
     if systemctl --user is-enabled --quiet gitea-caddy.service 2>/dev/null; then
-        systemctl --user disable gitea-caddy.service
+        # A Quadlet-generated unit may report "generated" without having an
+        # enablement symlink. Disable is therefore best-effort; moving the
+        # source out of the generator directory is the durable action.
+        systemctl --user disable gitea-caddy.service 2>/dev/null || true
     fi
     local unit_dir="$HOME/.config/containers/systemd"
     local legacy_trash="$HOME/.AGENTTRASH/$(date +%Y%m%d)-gitea-caddy"