diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index f274ebc..424851c 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -29,5 +29,7 @@ done
 
 # Install git hooks: point to repo's .githooks so post-merge auto-restarts services
 git config core.hooksPath "$REPO/.githooks"
+# Add pull-clean alias: stash local changes, pull fresh, discard stashed
+git config alias.pull-clean '!git stash && git pull'
 
 echo "[OK] Services installed and enabled"
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 195b6c0..0265aa3 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ install:
 deploy:
     @git push origin HEAD 2>&1
     @ssh {{SSH_OPTS}} "{{BOARD_USER}}@{{BOARD_HOST}}" "\
-        cd {{REPO_DIR}} && git pull && \
+        cd {{REPO_DIR}} && git stash && git pull && \
         git config core.hooksPath .githooks && \
         chmod +x scripts/*.py scripts/*.sh 2>/dev/null; \
         echo '{{BOARD_PASS}}' | sudo -S systemctl daemon-reload && \