diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index 65777b9e6ecb9eb18f156635f6e1de76ad853d8e..1713c2b2adae8f88204cd09a38596ef0f999b2ba 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ services:
   denser-blog:
     image: registry.gitlab.syncad.com/hive/denser/blog:${VERSION:?VERSION required}
     ports:
-      - target: 3000
-        published: 3000
-        mode: host
+      - "3000:3000"
     environment:
       PORT: 3000
-    # HOSTNAME must be set via command because Docker overrides env var with container ID
+    # HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 ensures the app binds to all interfaces, required for Docker networking
     command: ["sh", "-c", "HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 node ./apps/blog/server.js"]
     volumes:
       - ${BLOG_ENV_FILE:?BLOG_ENV_FILE must be set}:/app/apps/.env:ro
@@ -28,12 +26,10 @@ services:
   denser-wallet:
     image: registry.gitlab.syncad.com/hive/denser/wallet:${VERSION:?VERSION required}
     ports:
-      - target: 3000
-        published: 4000
-        mode: host
+      - "4000:3000"
     environment:
       PORT: 3000
-    # HOSTNAME must be set via command because Docker overrides env var with container ID
+    # HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 ensures the app binds to all interfaces, required for Docker networking
     command: ["sh", "-c", "HOSTNAME=0.0.0.0 node ./apps/wallet/server.js"]
     volumes:
       - ${WALLET_ENV_FILE:?WALLET_ENV_FILE must be set}:/app/apps/.env:ro
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-swarm.sh b/scripts/deploy-swarm.sh
index e1470bb67acc67227814b2fa2b7ad03336bb039a..399337a1c354a71d4ddd4b8aab730224ea530fb1 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-swarm.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-swarm.sh
@@ -106,10 +106,7 @@ export BLOG_ENV_FILE
 export WALLET_ENV_FILE
 docker stack deploy -c "$COMPOSE_FILE" denser
 
-# Force service update to ensure config changes are applied
-# (Docker Swarm sometimes caches service spec when image is unchanged)
-echo "Forcing service update..."
-docker service update --force denser_denser-blog
-docker service update --force denser_denser-wallet
-
-echo "Done. Check status: docker service ls"
+echo ""
+echo "Deployment initiated. Services will update in the background."
+echo "Check status with: docker service ls"
+echo "Check logs with: docker service logs denser_denser-blog"