diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
index 2b50a0661..6cc13d947 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/ProjectService.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 import { DatabaseModel, LogOrigin, ProjectFileListResponse } from 'ontime-types';
 import { getErrorMessage } from 'ontime-utils';
 
-import { copyFile, rename } from 'fs/promises';
+import { copyFile } from 'fs/promises';
 
 import { logger } from '../../classes/Logger.js';
 import { publicDir } from '../../setup/index.js';
 import {
   appendToName,
+  dockerSafeRename,
   ensureDirectory,
   generateUniqueFileName,
   getFileNameFromPath,
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ async function handleCorruptedFile(filePath: string, fileName: string): Promise<
 
   // and make a new file with the recovered data
   const newPath = appendToName(filePath, '(recovered)');
-  await rename(filePath, newPath);
+  await dockerSafeRename(filePath, newPath);
   return getFileNameFromPath(newPath);
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ export async function renameProjectFile(originalFile: string, newFilename: strin
   }
 
   const pathToRenamed = getPathToProject(newFilename);
-  await rename(projectFilePath, pathToRenamed);
+  await dockerSafeRename(projectFilePath, pathToRenamed);
 
   // Update the last loaded project config if current loaded project is the one being renamed
   const isLoaded = await isLastLoadedProject(originalFile);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/projectServiceUtils.ts b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/projectServiceUtils.ts
index e28116586..1728c3d8d 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/project-service/projectServiceUtils.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/project-service/projectServiceUtils.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import { DatabaseModel, MaybeString, ProjectFile } from 'ontime-types';
 
 import { existsSync } from 'fs';
-import { copyFile, readFile, rename, stat } from 'fs/promises';
+import { copyFile, readFile, stat } from 'fs/promises';
 import { extname, join } from 'path';
 
 import { publicDir } from '../../setup/index.js';
-import { ensureDirectory, getFilesFromFolder, removeFileExtension } from '../../utils/fileManagement.js';
+import {
+  dockerSafeRename,
+  ensureDirectory,
+  getFilesFromFolder,
+  removeFileExtension,
+} from '../../utils/fileManagement.js';
 
 /**
  * Handles the upload of a new project file
@@ -14,13 +19,13 @@ import { ensureDirectory, getFilesFromFolder, removeFileExtension } from '../../
  */
 export async function handleUploaded(filePath: string, name: string) {
   const newFilePath = join(publicDir.projectsDir, name);
-  await rename(filePath, newFilePath);
+  await dockerSafeRename(filePath, newFilePath);
 }
 
 export async function handleImageUpload(filePath: string, name: string): Promise<string> {
   ensureDirectory(publicDir.logoDir);
   const newFilePath = join(publicDir.logoDir, name);
-  await rename(filePath, newFilePath);
+  await dockerSafeRename(filePath, newFilePath);
 
   return name;
 }
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ export async function copyCorruptFile(filePath: string, name: string): Promise<v
  */
 export async function moveCorruptFile(filePath: string, name: string): Promise<void> {
   const newPath = join(publicDir.corruptDir, name);
-  return rename(filePath, newPath);
+  return dockerSafeRename(filePath, newPath);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/apps/server/src/utils/fileManagement.ts b/apps/server/src/utils/fileManagement.ts
index 5a2d361dd..759a6ee29 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/utils/fileManagement.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/utils/fileManagement.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { existsSync, mkdirSync } from 'fs';
-import { readdir, copyFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { existsSync, mkdirSync, PathLike } from 'fs';
+import { readdir, copyFile, unlink } from 'fs/promises';
 import { basename, extname, join, parse } from 'path';
 
 /**
@@ -105,3 +105,12 @@ export async function copyDirectory(src: string, dest: string) {
     }
   }
 }
+
+/** 
+ * workaround avoids origin errors in docker deployments
+ * EXDEV cross-device link not permitted
+ */
+export async function dockerSafeRename(oldPath: PathLike, newPath: PathLike) {
+  await copyFile(oldPath, newPath);
+  await unlink(oldPath);
+}