diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 8a02d58..5a7ba64 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ modules_need_rebuild(){
   local storage_path
   storage_path="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    storage_path="${storage_path#./}"
     storage_path="$ROOT_DIR/$storage_path"
   fi
   local sentinel="$storage_path/modules/.requires_rebuild"
@@ -380,6 +382,8 @@ stage_modules(){
   local local_storage_path
   local_storage_path="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$local_storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    local_storage_path="${local_storage_path#./}"
     local_storage_path="$ROOT_DIR/$local_storage_path"
   fi
   export LOCAL_STORAGE_SENTINEL_PATH="$local_storage_path/modules/.requires_rebuild"
@@ -566,6 +570,8 @@ main(){
   local storage_path
   storage_path="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    storage_path="${storage_path#./}"
     storage_path="$ROOT_DIR/$storage_path"
   fi
   local sentinel="$storage_path/modules/.requires_rebuild"
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 9f3bc99..5d9328a 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -191,10 +191,15 @@ mark_deployment_complete(){
   local storage_path
   storage_path="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    storage_path="${storage_path#./}"
     storage_path="$ROOT_DIR/$storage_path"
   fi
   local sentinel="$storage_path/modules/.last_deployed"
-  mkdir -p "$(dirname "$sentinel")"
+  if ! mkdir -p "$(dirname "$sentinel")" 2>/dev/null; then
+    warn "Cannot create local-storage directory. Deployment tracking may not work properly."
+    return 0
+  fi
   date > "$sentinel"
 }
 
@@ -202,6 +207,8 @@ modules_need_rebuild(){
   local storage_path
   storage_path="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    storage_path="${storage_path#./}"
     storage_path="$ROOT_DIR/$storage_path"
   fi
   local sentinel="$storage_path/modules/.requires_rebuild"
diff --git a/scripts/migrate-stack.sh b/scripts/migrate-stack.sh
index 5e9247b..256cfbe 100755
--- a/scripts/migrate-stack.sh
+++ b/scripts/migrate-stack.sh
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ setup_remote_repository(){
     exit 1
   fi
 
+  # Create local-storage directory structure
+  run_ssh "mkdir -p '$PROJECT_DIR/local-storage/modules'"
+
   echo "   • Repository synchronized ✓"
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/rebuild-with-modules.sh b/scripts/rebuild-with-modules.sh
index 977a090..7b047e3 100755
--- a/scripts/rebuild-with-modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/rebuild-with-modules.sh
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ fi
 # Build sentinel is tracked in local storage
 LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
 if [[ "$LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH" != /* ]]; then
+  # Remove leading ./ if present
+  LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="${LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH#./}"
   LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="$PROJECT_DIR/$LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH"
 fi
 MODULES_DIR="$STORAGE_PATH/modules"
diff --git a/scripts/stage-modules.sh b/scripts/stage-modules.sh
index 88acc5a..532223d 100755
--- a/scripts/stage-modules.sh
+++ b/scripts/stage-modules.sh
@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ MODULES_DIR="$STORAGE_PATH/modules"
 # Build sentinel is in local storage, deployment modules are in shared storage
 LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="$(read_env STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
 if [[ "$LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH" != /* ]]; then
+  # Remove leading ./ if present
+  LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="${LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH#./}"
   LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH="$PROJECT_DIR/$LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH"
 fi
 SENTINEL_FILE="$LOCAL_STORAGE_PATH/modules/.requires_rebuild"
diff --git a/verify-deployment.sh b/verify-deployment.sh
index 0f3e05f..a1802c0 100755
--- a/verify-deployment.sh
+++ b/verify-deployment.sh
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ handle_auto_rebuild(){
   local storage_path
   storage_path="$(read_env_value STORAGE_PATH_LOCAL "./local-storage")"
   if [[ "$storage_path" != /* ]]; then
+    # Remove leading ./ if present
+    storage_path="${storage_path#./}"
     storage_path="$(dirname "$COMPOSE_FILE")/$storage_path"
   fi
   local sentinel="$storage_path/modules/.requires_rebuild"