diff --git a/configs/paivana/compose.yml b/configs/paivana/compose.yml
index 27c8ed9..221ec41 100644
--- a/configs/paivana/compose.yml
+++ b/configs/paivana/compose.yml
@@ -14,9 +14,11 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "9025:9967"
     extra_hosts:
-      - "taler.hacktivism.ch:host-gateway"
-      - "bank.hacktivism.ch:host-gateway"
-      - "exchange.hacktivism.ch:host-gateway"
+      # pasta publishes merchant on host :9010. Prefer fixed IPv4 — host-gateway
+      # alone still loses to public AAAA and times out from the container.
+      - "taler.hacktivism.ch:172.17.0.1"
+      - "bank.hacktivism.ch:172.17.0.1"
+      - "exchange.hacktivism.ch:172.17.0.1"
     volumes:
       - ./conf/paivana.conf.template:/etc/paivana/paivana.conf.template:ro
       - ./entrypoint.sh:/usr/local/bin/paivana-entrypoint:ro