diff --git a/deploy-clock.sh b/deploy-clock.sh
index 387badb..8e19c5c 100755
--- a/deploy-clock.sh
+++ b/deploy-clock.sh
@@ -113,15 +113,10 @@ if [ ! -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
   fail "docker-compose.yml not found in $REPO_DIR"
 fi
 
-# Run docker-prep to pack @bytelyst/* packages
-log "Running docker-prep to pack @bytelyst/* packages..."
-if [ -f "scripts/docker-prep.sh" ]; then
-  chmod +x scripts/docker-prep.sh
-  ./scripts/docker-prep.sh || fail "docker-prep.sh failed"
-  ok "docker-prep completed successfully"
-else
-  fail "docker-prep.sh not found in $REPO_DIR/scripts/"
-fi
+# Pull latest base images
+log "Pulling latest base images..."
+docker pull bytelyst-common-base-backend:latest || warn "Failed to pull backend base image, using local cache"
+docker pull bytelyst-common-base-web:latest || warn "Failed to pull web base image, using local cache"
 
 # Build and start services
 log "Building Docker images..."
diff --git a/deploy-notes.sh b/deploy-notes.sh
index 58e8728..e5584f5 100755
--- a/deploy-notes.sh
+++ b/deploy-notes.sh
@@ -113,15 +113,10 @@ if [ ! -f "docker-compose.yml" ]; then
   fail "docker-compose.yml not found in $REPO_DIR"
 fi
 
-# Run docker-prep to pack @bytelyst/* packages
-log "Running docker-prep to pack @bytelyst/* packages..."
-if [ -f "scripts/docker-prep.sh" ]; then
-  chmod +x scripts/docker-prep.sh
-  ./scripts/docker-prep.sh || fail "docker-prep.sh failed"
-  ok "docker-prep completed successfully"
-else
-  fail "docker-prep.sh not found in $REPO_DIR/scripts/"
-fi
+# Pull latest base images
+log "Pulling latest base images..."
+docker pull bytelyst-common-base-backend:latest || warn "Failed to pull backend base image, using local cache"
+docker pull bytelyst-common-base-web:latest || warn "Failed to pull web base image, using local cache"
 
 # Build and start services
 log "Building Docker images..."