diff --git a/deploy/ssh/deploy-remote.sh b/deploy/ssh/deploy-remote.sh
index bb9d495..d05f0cd 100755
--- a/deploy/ssh/deploy-remote.sh
+++ b/deploy/ssh/deploy-remote.sh
@@ -111,20 +111,20 @@ load_configuration() {
     
     # Check if yq is available for YAML parsing
     if ! command -v yq &> /dev/null; then
-        print_error "yq is required for YAML parsing. Install with: snap install yq or brew install yq"
+        print_error "yq is required for YAML parsing. Install with: apt-get install yq"
         exit 1
     fi
     
-    # Extract configuration values
-    SSH_HOST=$(yq e '.ssh.host' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    SSH_PORT=$(yq e '.ssh.port' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    SSH_USERNAME=$(yq e '.ssh.username' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    SSH_KEY_FILE=$(yq e '.ssh.key_file' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    # Extract configuration values (yq with jq syntax)
+    SSH_HOST=$(yq -r '.ssh.host' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    SSH_PORT=$(yq -r '.ssh.port' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    SSH_USERNAME=$(yq -r '.ssh.username' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    SSH_KEY_FILE=$(yq -r '.ssh.key_file' "$CONFIG_FILE")
     
-    TARGET_DIR=$(yq e '.deployment.target_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    BACKUP_DIR=$(yq e '.deployment.backup_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    LOG_DIR=$(yq e '.deployment.log_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
-    CONFIG_DIR=$(yq e '.deployment.config_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    TARGET_DIR=$(yq -r '.deployment.target_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    BACKUP_DIR=$(yq -r '.deployment.backup_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    LOG_DIR=$(yq -r '.deployment.log_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
+    CONFIG_DIR=$(yq -r '.deployment.config_dir' "$CONFIG_FILE")
     
     # Validate required configuration
     if [[ -z "$SSH_HOST" || -z "$SSH_USERNAME" || -z "$SSH_KEY_FILE" ]]; then