During February 2025, Itay focused on improving deployment reliability for the element-hq/element-web repository by addressing a critical container startup issue. He identified that boot failures were caused by the presence of a pre-existing /tmp/element-web-config directory and updated the startup script, 18-load-element-modules.sh, to use mkdir -p, ensuring idempotent directory creation. Working primarily with Shell scripting and leveraging his skills in containerization and DevOps, Itay validated the fix through both local and CI testing. This targeted change enhanced the stability of container boot sequences, reducing incident risk and supporting smoother onboarding of new environments for Element Web deployments.