diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f6cb87e4..47754da9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ EXPOSE 3000
 # LiteFS proxy listens on 8080, app on 3000
 EXPOSE 8080
 ENV PORT=3000
-ENV HOSTNAME="0.0.0.0"
+# Note: Don't set HOSTNAME here - LiteFS needs the pod's actual hostname
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 
 # Default: run without LiteFS (for local dev and Docker Compose)
diff --git a/infra/terraform/app.tf b/infra/terraform/app.tf
index 84c2806d..1d122569 100644
--- a/infra/terraform/app.tf
+++ b/infra/terraform/app.tf
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ resource "kubernetes_config_map" "app_config" {
   data = {
     NODE_ENV                = "production"
     PORT                    = "3000"
-    HOSTNAME                = "0.0.0.0"
+    # Note: Don't set HOSTNAME here - it conflicts with LiteFS which needs the pod hostname
+    # Next.js will use 0.0.0.0 by default if HOSTNAME is not set
     NEXT_TELEMETRY_DISABLED = "1"
     REDIS_URL               = "redis://redis:6379"
     # LiteFS mounts the database at /litefs