diff --git a/deploy/deploy-runner.sh b/deploy/deploy-runner.sh
index 7d8b3f8..3f6f725 100644
--- a/deploy/deploy-runner.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy-runner.sh
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ while IFS='|' read -r REPO_PATH WEB_ROOT COMMIT; do
     --exclude='*.log' \
     "$REPO_PATH/panel/public/" "$WEB_ROOT/" >> "$LOG" 2>&1
 
+  # Sync backend API and lib (not in panel/public, deployed separately)
+  rsync -av --delete --exclude='config.php' "$REPO_PATH/panel/api/" "$WEB_ROOT/api/" >> "$LOG" 2>&1
+  rsync -av --delete "$REPO_PATH/panel/lib/" "$WEB_ROOT/lib/" >> "$LOG" 2>&1
+
+  # Sync cron scripts to bin directory
+  rsync -av "$REPO_PATH/panel/bin/" /opt/novacpx/bin/ >> "$LOG" 2>&1
+  chmod +x /opt/novacpx/bin/*.php 2>/dev/null || true
+
   # Run pending DB migrations
   MIGR_DIR="$REPO_PATH/db/migrations"
   if [[ -d "$MIGR_DIR" ]]; then
diff --git a/panel/api/endpoints/system.php b/panel/api/endpoints/system.php
index d281eb7..41fcc4c 100644
--- a/panel/api/endpoints/system.php
+++ b/panel/api/endpoints/system.php
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ match ($action) {
         if (!$apiKey) Response::error("No CyberMail API key configured");
 
         $payload = json_encode([
-            'from'    => "$fromName <$fromEmail>",
+            'from'    => $fromEmail,
             'to'      => $to,
             'subject' => 'NovaCPX — test notification',
             'html'    => '<h2>Test Notification</h2><p>Email notifications are working correctly from your NovaCPX panel.</p>',
diff --git a/panel/lib/Notifier.php b/panel/lib/Notifier.php
index 1ef944c..7671dd0 100644
--- a/panel/lib/Notifier.php
+++ b/panel/lib/Notifier.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class Notifier {
         if (!$apiKey || !$to) return false;
 
         $payload = json_encode([
-            'from'    => "$fromName <$fromEmail>",
+            'from'    => $fromEmail,
             'to'      => $to,
             'subject' => $subject,
             'html'    => $html,