diff --git a/webhook.cjs b/webhook.cjs
index b383f72..e72d4fc 100644
--- a/webhook.cjs
+++ b/webhook.cjs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ const RESTART_TARGETS = (process.env.PM2_RESTART_TARGETS || 'tssbot-web,tssbot-b
   .map((target) => target.trim())
   .filter((target) => /^[A-Za-z0-9_.:-]{1,80}$/.test(target))
   .filter(Boolean)
+
+// This webhook's own PM2 process name — never reload it during its own deploy.
+const SELF_PM2_NAME = process.env.WEBHOOK_PM2_NAME || 'tssbot-webhook'
 const DIST_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'dist')
 const NEXT_DIST_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'dist-next')
 const PREVIOUS_DIST_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'dist-previous')
@@ -563,14 +566,19 @@ async function deploy(push) {
     // Reload via the ecosystem file (not by bare name) with --only so each deploy
     // re-reads the committed env blocks (e.g. VEHICLE_* paths). `pm2 reload <name>
     // --update-env` would only merge the CLI's process.env and ignore the file.
-    // --only excludes tssbot-webhook so the webhook never reloads itself mid-deploy.
-    await run('pm2', [
-      'reload',
-      'ecosystem.config.cjs',
-      '--only',
-      RESTART_TARGETS.join(','),
-      '--update-env',
-    ])
+    // Exclude this webhook process itself: reloading it here kills the process
+    // running this deploy mid-command, interrupting the remaining reloads. The
+    // webhook is reloaded separately when its own code changes.
+    const reloadTargets = RESTART_TARGETS.filter((t) => t !== SELF_PM2_NAME)
+    if (reloadTargets.length) {
+      await run('pm2', [
+        'reload',
+        'ecosystem.config.cjs',
+        '--only',
+        reloadTargets.join(','),
+        '--update-env',
+      ])
+    }
 
     await notifyDeployCompleted(push, diff)
   } catch (error) {