diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 912f30a..c3eb6f7 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -610,9 +610,9 @@ status_working "Deploying application files"
     PID=$!
     
     # Simple animated progress while copying
-    local frame=0
+    frame=0
     while kill -0 $PID 2>/dev/null; do
-        printf "\r${MAGENTA}${SPINNER_FRAMES[$frame]}${RESET} Copying files..."
+        printf "\r${MAGENTA}%s${RESET} Copying files..." "${SPINNER_FRAMES[$frame]}"
         frame=$(((frame + 1) % ${#SPINNER_FRAMES[@]}))
         sleep 0.1
     done