diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
index bc10637..dafcdba 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-dev.yml
@@ -77,5 +77,9 @@ jobs:
             docker network create nas-dashboard_internal
           fi
 
-          # Deploy with compose
+          # Deploy with compose (without networks in compose file)
           docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml -p nas-dashboard-dev up -d --build --pull never
+
+          # Manually connect to networks after container is created
+          docker network connect nas-dashboard_internal nas-dashboard-dev || true
+          docker network connect gitea_gitea nas-dashboard-dev || true
diff --git a/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml b/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
index fc12321..8750044 100644
--- a/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/dashboard/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ services:
       retries: 3
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
-    networks:
-      - nas-dashboard_internal
-      - gitea_gitea
     logging:
       driver: json-file
       options: