diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index a1898b2..244eacb 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ echo "========================="
 echo ""
 echo "Select deployment option:"
 echo "  1) Local install (./jrunner/build/install)"
-echo "  2) Global install (/opt/jrunner)"
+echo "  2) Global install (installDist + /usr/local/bin symlinks)"
 echo "  3) Custom directory"
 echo ""
 read -p "Enter choice [1-3]: " choice
@@ -58,8 +58,22 @@ if [ "$DEPLOY_MODE" = "local" ]; then
     echo "✅ Installed locally at: ${DEPLOY_DIR}"
     echo "Run './jrunner/build/install/jrunner/bin/jrunner --help' to test"
     echo "Run './jrunner/build/install/jrunner/bin/jrq' for query wrapper usage"
+elif [ "$DEPLOY_MODE" = "global" ]; then
+    INSTALL_DIR="$(pwd)/jrunner/build/install/jrunner"
+    echo "Installing with gradle..."
+    ./gradlew installDist
+    echo "Installing jrq wrapper script..."
+    cp jrq "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/jrq"
+    chmod +x "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/jrq"
+    echo "Creating symlinks at /usr/local/bin/..."
+    sudo ln -sf "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/jrunner" /usr/local/bin/jrunner
+    sudo ln -sf "${INSTALL_DIR}/bin/jrq" /usr/local/bin/jrq
+    echo ""
+    echo "✅ Installed at: ${INSTALL_DIR}"
+    echo "Symlinked to /usr/local/bin/ — run 'jrunner --help' to test"
+    echo "                              run 'jrq' for query wrapper usage"
 else
-    # Global or custom deployment
+    # Custom deployment
     if [ ! -d "${DEPLOY_DIR}" ]; then
         echo "Creating directory: ${DEPLOY_DIR}"
         sudo mkdir -p "${DEPLOY_DIR}"
@@ -82,22 +96,10 @@ else
     sudo cp jrq "${DEPLOY_DIR}/bin/jrq"
     sudo chmod +x "${DEPLOY_DIR}/bin/jrq"
 
-    # Create symlink for global install
-    if [ "$DEPLOY_MODE" = "global" ]; then
-        echo "Creating symlinks at /usr/local/bin/..."
-        sudo ln -sf /opt/jrunner/bin/jrunner /usr/local/bin/jrunner
-        sudo ln -sf /opt/jrunner/bin/jrq /usr/local/bin/jrq
-    fi
-
     echo ""
     echo "✅ Deployed to ${DEPLOY_DIR}"
     echo "Run '${DEPLOY_DIR}/bin/jrunner --help' to test"
     echo "Run '${DEPLOY_DIR}/bin/jrq' for query wrapper usage"
-
-    if [ "$DEPLOY_MODE" = "global" ]; then
-        echo "Or simply: jrunner --help"
-        echo "           jrq (for query wrapper)"
-    fi
 fi
 
 # Create ~/.jrqrc template if it doesn't exist