diff --git a/hosts/fw.cloonar.com/modules/gitea.nix b/hosts/fw.cloonar.com/modules/gitea.nix
index e686237..8288fc6 100644
--- a/hosts/fw.cloonar.com/modules/gitea.nix
+++ b/hosts/fw.cloonar.com/modules/gitea.nix
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ in
     labels = [
       "ubuntu-latest:docker://shivammathur/node:latest"
     ];
+    settings = {
+      # the default network that also respects our dns server settings
+      container.network = "host";
+    };
   };
 
   # containers.git-runner = {