diff --git a/.github/workflows/delete-pr-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/delete-pr-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62fa59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/delete-pr-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Delete PR Branch On Close
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  delete-branch:
+    runs-on: gitops_runner
+    if: >-
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Delete branch via Gitea API
+        shell: bash
+        env:
+          TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITEA_TOKEN }}
+          REPOSITORY: ${{ github.repository }}
+          BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
+          API_BASE: ${{ GITHUB_API_URL }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          # Branch names commonly include '/'; encode it for the API path segment.
+          BRANCH_ENCODED="${BRANCH//\//%2F}"
+          URL="${API_BASE}/repos/${REPOSITORY}/branches/${BRANCH_ENCODED}"
+
+          RESPONSE_FILE="$(mktemp)"
+          STATUS="$(curl -sS -o "${RESPONSE_FILE}" -w "%{http_code}" \
+            -X DELETE \
+            -H "Authorization: token ${TOKEN}" \
+            -H "Accept: application/json" \
+            "${URL}")"
+
+          if [ "${STATUS}" = "204" ]; then
+            echo "Deleted branch: ${BRANCH}"
+          elif [ "${STATUS}" = "404" ]; then
+            echo "Branch already deleted or missing: ${BRANCH}"
+          else
+            echo "Branch deletion failed with HTTP ${STATUS}"
+            cat "${RESPONSE_FILE}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+
diff --git a/nowchess/base/nowchess-env-config.yaml b/nowchess/base/nowchess-env-config.yaml
index c15bcff..0ee2f2d 100644
--- a/nowchess/base/nowchess-env-config.yaml
+++ b/nowchess/base/nowchess-env-config.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: nowchess-env-config
 data:
-  QUARKUS_PROFILE: staging,deployed
+  QUARKUS_PROFILE: deployed
   CORS_ORIGINS: ""
   NOWCHESS_COORDINATOR_ENABLED: "true"
   REDIS_PREFIX: nowchess-staging
+  QUARKUS_LOG_LEVEL: "INFO"
diff --git a/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml b/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
index dbe4303..70c46f2 100644
--- a/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/nowchess/eu-central-1-prod/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ patches:
       metadata:
         name: nowchess-env-config
       data:
-        QUARKUS_PROFILE: production,deployed
+        QUARKUS_PROFILE: deployed
         CORS_ORIGINS: https://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de
         NOWCHESS_COORDINATOR_ENABLED: "true"
         REDIS_PREFIX: nowchess
+        QUARKUS_LOG_LEVEL: "WARN"
     target:
       kind: ConfigMap
       name: nowchess-env-config
diff --git a/nowchess/eu-central-1-staging/kustomization.yaml b/nowchess/eu-central-1-staging/kustomization.yaml
index d79ffd1..d73cf4f 100644
--- a/nowchess/eu-central-1-staging/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/nowchess/eu-central-1-staging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ patches:
       CORS_ORIGINS: https://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de
       NOWCHESS_COORDINATOR_ENABLED: "true"
       REDIS_PREFIX: nowchess-staging
+      QUARKUS_LOG_LEVEL: "INFO"
   target:
     kind: ConfigMap
     name: nowchess-env-config