diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApplicationsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApplicationsController.php
index c2891c1321..0dcb024cad 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApplicationsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApplicationsController.php
@@ -1248,6 +1248,9 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
 
         $this->authorize('create', Application::class);
 
+        // removeUnnecessaryFieldsFromRequest() strips force_domain_override before the docker_compose_domains checks run.
+        $forceDomainOverride = $request->boolean('force_domain_override');
+
         if ($request->instant_deploy) {
             abort_unless($request->user()->tokenCan('deploy') || $request->user()->tokenCan('root'), 403, 'Missing required permissions: deploy');
         }
@@ -1501,7 +1504,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                 });
 
                 $duplicates = $urls->duplicates()->unique()->values();
-                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                     $errors[] = 'The current request contains conflicting URLs: '.implode(', ', $duplicates->toArray()).' Use force_domain_override=true to proceed.';
                 }
 
@@ -1522,7 +1525,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                         ], 422);
                     }
 
-                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                         return response()->json([
                             'message' => 'Domain conflicts detected. Use force_domain_override=true to proceed.',
                             'conflicts' => $result['conflicts'],
@@ -1769,7 +1772,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                 });
 
                 $duplicates = $urls->duplicates()->unique()->values();
-                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                     $errors[] = 'The current request contains conflicting URLs: '.implode(', ', $duplicates->toArray()).' Use force_domain_override=true to proceed. ';
                 }
 
@@ -1790,7 +1793,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                         ], 422);
                     }
 
-                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                         return response()->json([
                             'message' => 'Domain conflicts detected. Use force_domain_override=true to proceed.',
                             'conflicts' => $result['conflicts'],
@@ -2002,7 +2005,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                 });
 
                 $duplicates = $urls->duplicates()->unique()->values();
-                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                if ($duplicates->isNotEmpty() && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                     $errors[] = 'The current request contains conflicting URLs: '.implode(', ', $duplicates->toArray()).' Use force_domain_override=true to proceed.';
                 }
 
@@ -2023,7 +2026,7 @@ class ApplicationsController extends Controller
                         ], 422);
                     }
 
-                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $request->boolean('force_domain_override')) {
+                    if ($result['hasConflicts'] && ! $forceDomainOverride) {
                         return response()->json([
                             'message' => 'Domain conflicts detected. Use force_domain_override=true to proceed.',
                             'conflicts' => $result['conflicts'],
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/ApplicationDomainValidationApiTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/ApplicationDomainValidationApiTest.php
index 88533ce760..cb9b4007ba 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/ApplicationDomainValidationApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/ApplicationDomainValidationApiTest.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use App\Models\StandaloneDocker;
 use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Queue;
 use Visus\Cuid2\Cuid2;
 
 uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
@@ -84,3 +85,28 @@ it('rejects wildcard domains on application creation', function (string $proxyTy
 
     expect(Application::count())->toBe($count);
 })->with([ProxyTypes::NONE->value, ProxyTypes::TRAEFIK->value]);
+
+it('honours force_domain_override for conflicting docker_compose_domains on application creation', function (bool $force, int $expectedStatus) {
+    Queue::fake();
+    $this->server->settings()->update(['is_reachable' => true, 'is_usable' => true]);
+    $this->application->update(['fqdn' => 'https://shared.example.com']);
+
+    $this->withToken($this->bearerToken)
+        ->postJson('/api/v1/applications/public', [
+            'project_uuid' => $this->project->uuid,
+            'environment_uuid' => $this->environment->uuid,
+            'server_uuid' => $this->server->uuid,
+            'git_repository' => 'https://gitlab.com/coollabsio/coolify-examples',
+            'git_branch' => 'v4.x',
+            'build_pack' => 'dockercompose',
+            'docker_compose_domains' => [
+                ['name' => 'web', 'domain' => 'https://shared.example.com'],
+                ['name' => 'api', 'domain' => 'https://shared.example.com'],
+            ],
+            'force_domain_override' => $force,
+        ])
+        ->assertStatus($expectedStatus);
+})->with([
+    'without override' => [false, 422],
+    'with override' => [true, 201],
+]);