diff --git a/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 60127c2..f80ab83 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ services:
         SERVICE_PORT: 3002
     container_name: it0-agent-service
     restart: unless-stopped
+    cap_add:
+      - NET_ADMIN
     ports:
       - "13002:3002"
     volumes:
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 773f73d..07ef9f2 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,5 +6,12 @@ if [ -f /tmp/host-ssh-key ]; then
   chown appuser:appuser /home/appuser/.ssh/id_ed25519
 fi
 
+# Route host-local IPs through Docker gateway (for IPs bound to host NICs)
+# 14.215.128.96 is on the host's enp5s0 NIC, unreachable via default Docker NAT
+GATEWAY=$(ip route | awk '/default/ {print $3}')
+if [ -n "$GATEWAY" ]; then
+  ip route add 14.215.128.96/32 via "$GATEWAY" 2>/dev/null || true
+fi
+
 # Drop privileges and start the service
 exec su-exec appuser node dist/services/${SERVICE_NAME}/src/main