diff --git a/phase2_gitea_fedora.sh b/phase2_gitea_fedora.sh
index 30dba9f..d9dffd1 100755
--- a/phase2_gitea_fedora.sh
+++ b/phase2_gitea_fedora.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ require_vars FEDORA_IP FEDORA_SSH_USER FEDORA_SSH_PORT FEDORA_GITEA_DATA_PATH \
              FEDORA_MACVLAN_PARENT FEDORA_MACVLAN_SUBNET FEDORA_MACVLAN_GATEWAY \
              FEDORA_MACVLAN_IP_RANGE FEDORA_GITEA_IP \
              GITEA_ADMIN_USER GITEA_ADMIN_PASSWORD GITEA_ADMIN_EMAIL \
-             GITEA_DB_TYPE GITEA_VERSION \
-             GITEA_BACKUP_INTERNAL_URL
+             GITEA_DB_TYPE GITEA_VERSION
 
 if [[ "${GITEA_DB_TYPE}" != "sqlite3" ]]; then
   require_vars GITEA_DB_HOST GITEA_DB_PORT GITEA_DB_NAME GITEA_DB_USER GITEA_DB_PASSWD \
@@ -95,9 +94,8 @@ fi
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Step 4: Render + SCP app.ini
-# Uses GITEA_BACKUP_INTERNAL_URL as the ROOT_URL for the Fedora instance.
-# The domain is derived from the backup URL since Fedora doesn't need a
-# public-facing domain — it's accessed internally for mirrors.
+# Fedora is internal-only for pull mirrors, so ROOT_URL/DOMAIN use FEDORA_GITEA_IP.
+# API checks in this script use GITEA_BACKUP_INTERNAL_URL (derived in load_env()).
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 log_step 4 "Deploying app.ini..."
 if ssh_exec FEDORA "test -f '${DATA_PATH}/config/app.ini'"; then