diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 797684e..bbce4c0 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Add Gitea SSH Host Key
         run: |
           mkdir -p ~/.ssh
-          ssh-keyscan -p 22 gitea >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts || true
-          # We alias thunderobot to the internal gitea docker name so checkout action works
-          printf "Host thunderobot\n  HostName gitea\n  Port 22\n  StrictHostKeyChecking no\n" > ~/.ssh/config
+          ssh-keyscan -p 22 172.18.0.2 >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts || true
+          # Direct IP routing avoids dns completely
+          printf "Host gitea\n  HostName 172.18.0.2\n  Port 22\n  StrictHostKeyChecking no\n" > ~/.ssh/config
+          printf "Host thunderobot\n  HostName 172.18.0.2\n  Port 22\n  StrictHostKeyChecking no\n" >> ~/.ssh/config
           chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
 
       - name: Checkout Code