diff --git a/scripts/local_rebuild.sh b/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
index fdd4a04..8ceaf30 100755
--- a/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
+++ b/scripts/local_rebuild.sh
@@ -52,17 +52,19 @@
 fi
 
 if [ "$FAST_DEPLOY" = true ]; then
-    echo "⚡ Fast Deployment: Skipping 'down' and '--build', but forcing container recreation to reload code..."
-    sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES up -d --force-recreate > /tmp/deploy_log.txt 2>&1
+    echo "⚡ Fast Deployment: restarting all services without rebuilding images..."
+    # Stop cleanly first to avoid container-name conflicts and orphaned networks,
+    # then start without --build so images are reused but code (bind-mounted) is fresh.
+    sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES down --remove-orphans 2>&1 || true
+    sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES up -d --no-build 2>&1 | tee /tmp/deploy_log.txt
 else
     echo "🛑 Stopping and removing old Docker containers and networks..."
     sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES down --remove-orphans || true
     echo "🏗️ Building and starting new containers..."
-    sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES up -d --build > /tmp/deploy_log.txt 2>&1
+    sudo $DOCKER_CMD $COMPOSE_FILES up -d --build 2>&1 | tee /tmp/deploy_log.txt
 fi
 
 echo "✅ Containers started! Checking status..."
-cat /tmp/deploy_log.txt
 sudo docker ps --filter "name=ai_"
 sudo docker ps --filter "name=cortex-"