diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 013f7aa..cc27bc4 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ jobs:
             --label 'traefik.http.services.dashboard.loadbalancer.server.port=3000' \
             digital-home-dashboard:latest
 
+      - name: Connect to services_proxy network
+        run: |
+          docker network connect services_proxy digital-home-dashboard 2>/dev/null || true
+          echo "✅ Network connected"
+
       - name: Verify container started
         run: |
           sleep 5