diff --git a/gitea/compose.yml b/gitea/compose.yml
index 0b9fcdb..83880bf 100644
--- a/gitea/compose.yml
+++ b/gitea/compose.yml
@@ -81,11 +81,6 @@ services:
     restart: always
     networks:
       - compose_network
-      # Job containers join Docker's real "bridge" network (see
-      # runner-config.yaml's container.network) - this container needs to be
-      # on it too so its auto-detected cache-server address is one they can
-      # actually reach.
-      - default_bridge
   db:
     image: postgres:16-alpine
     container_name: gitea_db
@@ -107,6 +102,3 @@ networks:
   compose_network:
     name: ${NETWORK_NAME}
     external: true
-  default_bridge:
-    name: bridge
-    external: true
diff --git a/gitea/runner-config.yaml b/gitea/runner-config.yaml
index e02f039..c2bb35c 100644
--- a/gitea/runner-config.yaml
+++ b/gitea/runner-config.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ container:
   # "bridge" (Docker's real, always-present default network) is honored
   # instead - gitea_runner joins it too (see compose.yml) so both sides can
   # reach each other by container name/IP.
-  network: "bridge"
+  network: "falcon_network"
   privileged: false
   options: "-v /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"
   workdir_parent: ""