diff --git a/deploy/auto-deploy.sh b/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
index 0b0dac7..00352ca 100755
--- a/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy/auto-deploy.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ fi
 
 # Syntax check all Python files before copying
 ERRORS=0
-for f in lib/*.py *.py diagnostics/*.py telegram/*.py; do
+for f in lib/*.py *.py diagnostics/*.py telegram/*.py tests/*.py; do
   [ -f "$f" ] || continue
   if ! python3 -c "import ast, sys; ast.parse(open(sys.argv[1]).read())" "$f" 2>&1; then
     log "SYNTAX ERROR: $f"
@@ -65,18 +65,19 @@ fi
 log "Syntax check passed"
 
 # Sync to working directories
-RSYNC_FLAGS="-az --exclude='__pycache__' --exclude='*.pyc' --exclude='*.bak*'"
+RSYNC_OPTS=(-az --exclude __pycache__ --exclude '*.pyc' --exclude '*.bak*')
 
-rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS lib/ "$PIPELINE_DIR/lib/"
+rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" lib/ "$PIPELINE_DIR/lib/"
 
 for f in teleo-pipeline.py reweave.py fetch_coins.py; do
-  [ -f "$f" ] && rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS "$f" "$PIPELINE_DIR/$f"
+  [ -f "$f" ] && rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" "$f" "$PIPELINE_DIR/$f"
 done
 
-rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS telegram/ "$PIPELINE_DIR/telegram/"
-rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS diagnostics/ "$DIAGNOSTICS_DIR/"
-rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS agent-state/ "$AGENT_STATE_DIR/"
-[ -f research/research-session.sh ] && rsync $RSYNC_FLAGS research/research-session.sh /opt/teleo-eval/research-session.sh
+rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" telegram/ "$PIPELINE_DIR/telegram/"
+rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" diagnostics/ "$DIAGNOSTICS_DIR/"
+rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" agent-state/ "$AGENT_STATE_DIR/"
+rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" tests/ "$PIPELINE_DIR/tests/"
+[ -f research/research-session.sh ] && rsync "${RSYNC_OPTS[@]}" research/research-session.sh /opt/teleo-eval/research-session.sh
 
 # Safety net: ensure all .sh files are executable after rsync
 find /opt/teleo-eval -maxdepth 3 -name '*.sh' -not -perm -u+x -exec chmod +x {} +