diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 40bb757..d98c5b7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ services:
       retries: 3
     networks:
       - elmeg
-      - ${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}
+      - traefik-public
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-backend.rule=(Host(`elmeg.runfoo.run`) || Host(`elmeg.xyz`)) && PathPrefix(`/api`)"
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-backend.middlewares=elmeg-strip"
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-backend.service=elmeg-backend-svc"
       - "traefik.http.services.elmeg-backend-svc.loadbalancer.server.port=8000"
-      - "traefik.docker.network=${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}"
+      - "traefik.docker.network=traefik-public"
       # Direct routes for docs (no strip)
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-backend-docs.rule=(Host(`elmeg.runfoo.run`) || Host(`elmeg.xyz`)) && PathPrefix(`/docs`, `/openapi.json`)"
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-backend-docs.entrypoints=websecure"
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - elmeg
-      - ${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}
+      - traefik-public
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-frontend.rule=(Host(`elmeg.runfoo.run`) || Host(`elmeg.xyz`)) && !PathPrefix(`/api`, `/docs`, `/openapi.json`)"
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ services:
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-frontend.tls.certresolver=letsencrypt"
       - "traefik.http.routers.elmeg-frontend.priority=50"
       - "traefik.http.services.elmeg-frontend.loadbalancer.server.port=3000"
-      - "traefik.docker.network=${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}"
+      - "traefik.docker.network=traefik-public"
 
   db:
     image: postgres:15-alpine
@@ -92,5 +92,6 @@ volumes:
 
 networks:
   elmeg:
-  ${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}:
+  traefik-public:
+    name: ${TRAEFIK_NETWORK:-traefik}
     external: true