diff --git a/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml b/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
index 403d0b4..b192b23 100644
--- a/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/trigger/t_generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 # SPDX-Security-Contact: security@coresecret.eu
 
 build:
-  counter: 1024
+  counter: 1023
   version: V8.13.008.2025.08.22
 # vim: number et ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 ai tw=128 ft=yaml
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
index 0ab1a0d..902dd56 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/generate_PRIVATE_trixie.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🛠️ Basic Image Setup.
         run: |
           export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
-          apt-get update -y
+          apt-get update
           apt-get upgrade -y
           apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
             apt-utils \
@@ -53,53 +53,22 @@ jobs:
             sudo \
             util-linux
 
-      - name: Verify /work mount & space
-        run: |
-          set -euxo pipefail
-          command -v findmnt >/dev/null || { apt-get update -y && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends util-linux; }
-          findmnt -no SOURCE,TARGET /work || true
-          df -h /work
-          mountpoint -q /work && echo "OK: /work is a mount"
-
-      - name: 🔎 Show workspace & mounts
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          echo "GITHUB_WORKSPACE=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          pwd
-          ls -ld "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          command -v findmnt >/dev/null || apt-get update && apt-get install -y findmnt || true
-          findmnt -no SOURCE,TARGET "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE" || true
-          df -h "$GITHUB_WORKSPACE"
-          df -h .
-
-      - name: ⚙️ Space guards (workspace + LB_PARENTDIR)
+      - name: ⚙️ Space guards (LB_PARENTDIR)
         env:
           LB_PARENTDIR: /work
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          need_mb=8192
-          for p in "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE:?}" "${LB_PARENTDIR:?}"; do
+          need_mb=16384
+          for p in "${LB_PARENTDIR:?}"; do
             mkdir -p "$p"
             avail_mb=$(df -Pm "$p" | awk 'NR==2{print $4}')
-            printf "[INFO] %s: %s MiB available (need %s MiB)\n" "$p" "$avail_mb" "$need_mb"
+            printf "[\e[92mINFO\e[0m] Free space at: [%s] - [%s] MiB available > [%s] MiB needed. \n" "${p}" "${avail_mb}" "${need_mb}"
             if (( avail_mb < need_mb )); then
               printf "[\e[91mERROR\e[0m] Not enough free space at: [%s] - [%s] MiB available < [%s] MiB needed. \n" "${p}" "${avail_mb}" "${need_mb}"
               exit 1
             fi
           done
 
-      - name: ⚙️ Is there sufficient space available?
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          need_mb=8192
-          avail_mb=$(df -Pm . | awk 'NR==2{print $4}')
-          if [[ "${avail_mb}" -lt "${need_mb}" ]]; then
-            printf "[\e[91mERROR\e[0m] Not enough free space in the working directory: [%s] MiB available < [%s] MiB needed \n " "${avail_mb}" "${need_mb}"
-            exit 1
-          else
-            printf "[\e[92mINFO\e[0m] Free space in the working directory: [%s] MiB available > [%s] MiB needed \n " "${avail_mb}" "${need_mb}"
-          fi
-
       - name: ⚙️ Check GnuPG Version.
         run: |
           gpg --version
@@ -176,8 +145,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "${{ secrets.CISS_DLB_ROOT_SSH_PUBKEY }}" >| /opt/config/authorized_keys
 
       - name: 🛠️ Starting CISS.debian.live.builder. This may take a while ...
+        env:
+          LB_PARENTDIR: /work
+          LB_CACHE_DIR: /work/.cache
+          TMPDIR: /work/tmp
+          XDG_CACHE_HOME: /work/.cache
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p "${LB_PARENTDIR}" "${LB_CACHE_DIR}" "${TMPDIR}"
           chmod 0755 ciss_live_builder.sh
           timestamp=$(date -u +"%Y_%m_%dT%H_%M_%SZ")
           ### Change "--autobuild=" to the specific kernel version you need: '6.12.41+deb13-amd64'.