diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/droneci.yml b/kubernetes-templates/droneci.yml
index 96858bc..4bf7a0b 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/droneci.yml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/droneci.yml
@@ -90,12 +90,15 @@ spec:
               cpu: "500m"
               memory: "512Mi"
           env:
-            - name: DRONE_GITEA_SERVER
-              value: "https://gitea.khongisa.co.za"
+            # FIX: Explicitly bind the address to bypass port validation logic
+            - name: DRONE_SERVER_ADDR
+              value: ":80"
             - name: DRONE_SERVER_HOST
               value: "drone.khongisa.co.za"
             - name: DRONE_SERVER_PROTO
               value: "https"
+            - name: DRONE_GITEA_SERVER
+              value: "https://gitea.khongisa.co.za"
             - name: DRONE_RPC_SECRET
               valueFrom: { secretKeyRef: { name: drone-secrets, key: DRONE_RPC_SECRET } }
             - name: DRONE_GITEA_CLIENT_ID
@@ -106,7 +109,6 @@ spec:
               value: "sqlite3"
             - name: DRONE_DATABASE_DATASOURCE
               value: "/data/database.sqlite"
-            # Note: DRONE_SERVER_PORT removed to prevent initialization fatal error
           volumeMounts:
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data