diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c966ea8..1f3f1c3 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# .gitignore: 
+# .gitignore:
 static
 posts/*.md
 posts/*/*.md
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 
 # Node.js
 node_modules/
+.yarn
+.pnp.cjs
+.pnp.loader.mjs
+.yarn/
+.yarnrc.yml
 
 # Python
 *.pyc
@@ -82,3 +87,5 @@
 .last_successful_prepush_test
 certs/*
 test/logs/*
+
+
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
index 4987c18..3da29a4 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     parameters {
         string(name: 'branch', defaultValue: 'refs/heads/main', description: 'Deployment branch')
         booleanParam(name: 'SKIP_TESTS', defaultValue: false, description: 'Skip integration tests')
+        booleanParam(name: 'HOTFIX_MODE', defaultValue: true, description: 'Skip cloning/installing; pull and restart only')
     }
 
     stages {
@@ -28,9 +29,10 @@
       stage('Execute Deployment') {
           steps {
               script {
+                  def mode = params.HOTFIX_MODE ? "--hotfix" : ""
                   def skipFlag = params.SKIP_TESTS ? "--skip-tests" : ""
                   // Call the python binary inside the venv directly
-                  sh "./.venv/bin/python3 -u ./deployment --config /srv/jasonpoage.com/deployment.lua --branch ${env.TARGET_BRANCH} ${skipFlag}"
+                  sh "./.venv/bin/python3 -u ./deployment --config /srv/jasonpoage.com/deployment.lua --branch ${env.TARGET_BRANCH} ${skipFlag} ${mode}"
               }
           }
       }
diff --git a/deployment/core/suite.py b/deployment/core/suite.py
index 9a1f478..0e22a5b 100644
--- a/deployment/core/suite.py
+++ b/deployment/core/suite.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Blog Deployment Suite")
 
         parser.add_argument("--config", required=True)
+        parser.add_argument("--hotfix", action="store_true")
+        parser.add_argument("--full-pipeline", action="store_true")
         parser.add_argument("--branch", required=True)
         parser.add_argument(
             "--root", type=str, help="The root directory of the project"
diff --git a/deployment/core/task_runner.py b/deployment/core/task_runner.py
index e7f2a6c..5b06f4b 100755
--- a/deployment/core/task_runner.py
+++ b/deployment/core/task_runner.py
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
 from core.tasks import (
     GetDeploymentConfig,
     LoadServerConfig,
+    HotFix,
     YarnBuild,
     AtomicDeploy,
     HealthCheck,
+    PipelineSuccess,
 )
 
 
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
             VerifySystemDependencies,
             GetDeploymentConfig,
             LoadServerConfig,
+            HotFix,
             EnsureBuildPaths,
             YarnBuild,
             TestRunner,
@@ -115,6 +118,9 @@
                 #     continue
                 if task.run() is False:
                     self.fail(f"Pipeline stopped at task: {task.name}")
+            except PipelineSuccess as e:
+                self.print(e)
+                break
             except ModuleNotFoundError as e:
                 self.print(f"  [ERROR] Task {task.name} failed: {e}")
                 self.fail(f"Pipeline stopped at task: {self.last_task}")
diff --git a/deployment/core/tasks.py b/deployment/core/tasks.py
index e4d8a5b..dcab19d 100644
--- a/deployment/core/tasks.py
+++ b/deployment/core/tasks.py
@@ -109,6 +109,51 @@
             self.fail(f"FAILED to parse {server_type} TOML: ", e)
 
 
+class PipelineSuccess(Exception):
+    pass
+
+
+class HotFix(SuiteTask):
+    """Bypasses the full build to update the current live deployment"""
+
+    _stage = Stage.DEPLOY
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.name = "Hot fix"
+
+    def _run(self):
+        if not self.get_arg("hotfix"):
+            return
+
+        cfg = self.env.release
+        print(self.env)
+        # 1. Target the current active symlink
+        live_path = self.env.release.deploy_link
+
+        self.print(f"  [HOTFIX] Pulling latest changes into {live_path}")
+
+        # 2. Pull changes
+        try:
+            self.sh(
+                "git pull origin " + self.env.deploy_branch,
+                cwd=live_path,
+                handle_exception=False,
+            )
+        except:
+            self.sh("git fetch origin ", cwd=live_path)
+            self.sh("git reset --hard origin/" + self.env.deploy_branch, cwd=live_path)
+
+        # 3. Quick Asset Rebuild (Skip yarn install unless package.json changed)
+        # We check for changes in package.json to decide if we need a full install
+        self.sh("yarn combine:css", cwd=live_path)
+
+        # 4. Restart to pick up Node.js changes
+        self.sh(f"sudo systemctl restart {cfg.service_name}")
+
+        raise PipelineSuccess("Hot fix applied successfully")
+
+
 class YarnBuild(SuiteTask):
     """Executes dependency installation and asset compilation"""
 
diff --git a/deployment/lib/task_types.py b/deployment/lib/task_types.py
index 122efa6..1dfb1db 100755
--- a/deployment/lib/task_types.py
+++ b/deployment/lib/task_types.py
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@
         self, cmd: str, cwd: Path | None = None, handle_exception=True, dry_run=None
     ):
         """Helper to run shell commands within the project context."""
+
+        if cwd is not None:
+            self.print(f"  [CWD] {cwd}")
+
         cwd = str(cwd or os.getcwd())
-        # self.print(f"  [CWD] {cwd}")
         self.msg(f"  [EXEC] {cmd}")
         if self.do_dry_run() and dry_run is not False:
             return
diff --git a/deployment/lib/types.py b/deployment/lib/types.py
index e2ea767..1e9e919 100644
--- a/deployment/lib/types.py
+++ b/deployment/lib/types.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     pidfile: Path = Path()
     test_log: Path = Path()
     toml: dict = {}
+    release: dict = {}
+    testing: dict = {}
 
     def __init__(self, timestamp_format: str | None = None):
         self.workspace: Path = Path()
diff --git a/src/middleware/errorHandler.js b/src/middleware/errorHandler.js
index eb6e663..bee91cc 100644
--- a/src/middleware/errorHandler.js
+++ b/src/middleware/errorHandler.js
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@
   const errorContext = getErrorContext(code || statusCode);
 
   if (!isDev && !req?.isAuthenticated) {
-    res.customRedirect(`${ERROR_REDIRECT_PATH}/${errorContext.statusCode}`);
+    try {
+      res.customRedirect(`${ERROR_REDIRECT_PATH}/${errorContext.statusCode}`);
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error("Critical error", errorContext);
+    }
     return;
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +77,7 @@
 
   const errorPageContext = await req.getBaseContext(
     req?.isAuthenticated,
-    context
+    context,
   );
   res.status(errorContext.statusCode);
   try {