diff --git a/.docker/scripts/proxy/services.sh b/.docker/scripts/proxy/services.sh
index 4a7724e..ed00d15 100644
--- a/.docker/scripts/proxy/services.sh
+++ b/.docker/scripts/proxy/services.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ connect_proxy_to_project_network() {
 		return 0
 	fi
 
-	Docker network connect "$network" "$proxy_container"
+	public_host="${NEXTCLOUD_HOST:-${PROJECT_NAME:-}.localhost}"
+	Docker network connect --alias "$public_host" "$network" "$proxy_container"
 }
 
 disconnect_proxy_from_project_network() {
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 60673b1..131043b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ services:
     command: sleep infinity
     depends_on:
       - nextcloud
-    extra_hosts:
-      - "${NEXTCLOUD_HOST:-${COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME}.localhost}:host-gateway"
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - default
diff --git a/tests/proxy/services.bats b/tests/proxy/services.bats
index 9a02fb7..0c1c28c 100644
--- a/tests/proxy/services.bats
+++ b/tests/proxy/services.bats
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ setup() {
 	source "$REPO_ROOT/.docker/scripts/proxy/services.sh"
 
 	PROJECT_NAME=current
+	NEXTCLOUD_HOST=current.localhost
 }
 
-@test "proxy is connected to the current Compose project network" {
+@test "proxy is connected to the current Compose project network with the public hostname alias" {
 	compatible_proxy_container() { printf '%s\n' librecode-dev-proxy; }
 	container_networks() { printf '{}\n'; }
 	Docker() {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ setup() {
 
 	connect_proxy_to_project_network
 
-	grep -q '^docker network connect current_default librecode-dev-proxy$' "$TEST_LOG"
+	grep -q '^docker network connect --alias current.localhost current_default librecode-dev-proxy$' "$TEST_LOG"
 }
 
 @test "proxy is not connected twice to the project network" {
diff --git a/tests/worker/contract.bats b/tests/worker/contract.bats
index a8123e3..351d354 100644
--- a/tests/worker/contract.bats
+++ b/tests/worker/contract.bats
@@ -113,11 +113,3 @@ setup() {
 }
 
 
-
-@test "Playwright resolves the public Nextcloud hostname through the Docker host" {
-	run env DB_TYPE=sqlite COMPOSE_PROFILES=playwright sh "$WORKER" playwright-route config
-	[ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-	[[ "$output" == *"PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL: https://ncdev-playwright-route.localhost"* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"ncdev-playwright-route.localhost"* ]]
-	[[ "$output" == *"host-gateway"* ]]
-}