diff --git a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
index 1d38b14a35..b2340c505e 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/ApplicationDeploymentJob.php
@@ -4699,6 +4699,7 @@ COPY ./nginx.conf /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf");
             // Ensure .env file exists before docker compose tries to load it (defensive programming)
             $this->execute_remote_command(
                 ["touch {$this->configuration_dir}/.env", 'hidden' => true],
+                [$this->destination->proxyConnectCommand(), 'hidden' => true, 'ignore_errors' => true],
             );
 
             if ($this->application->build_pack === 'dockerimage') {
diff --git a/app/Jobs/ConnectProxyToNetworksJob.php b/app/Jobs/ConnectProxyToNetworksJob.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 83c175978d..0000000000
--- a/app/Jobs/ConnectProxyToNetworksJob.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace App\Jobs;
-
-use App\Models\Server;
-use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldBeEncrypted;
-use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
-use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
-use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
-use Illuminate\Queue\Middleware\WithoutOverlapping;
-use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
-use Laravel\Horizon\Contracts\Silenced;
-
-/**
- * Asynchronously connects the coolify-proxy to Docker networks.
- *
- * This job is dispatched from PushServerUpdateJob when the proxy is found running
- * to ensure it's connected to all required networks without blocking the status update.
- */
-class ConnectProxyToNetworksJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue, Silenced
-{
-    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
-
-    public $tries = 1;
-
-    public $timeout = 60;
-
-    public function middleware(): array
-    {
-        // Prevent overlapping executions for the same server and throttle to max once per 10 seconds
-        return [
-            (new WithoutOverlapping('connect-proxy-networks-'.$this->server->uuid))
-                ->expireAfter(60)
-                ->dontRelease(),
-        ];
-    }
-
-    public function __construct(public Server $server) {}
-
-    public function handle()
-    {
-        if (! $this->server->isFunctional()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $connectProxyToDockerNetworks = connectProxyToNetworks($this->server);
-
-        if (empty($connectProxyToDockerNetworks)) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        instant_remote_process($connectProxyToDockerNetworks, $this->server, false);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/Models/StandaloneDocker.php b/app/Models/StandaloneDocker.php
index 27483542da..2f32c0ecaf 100644
--- a/app/Models/StandaloneDocker.php
+++ b/app/Models/StandaloneDocker.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Models;
 
-use App\Jobs\ConnectProxyToNetworksJob;
 use App\Support\ValidationPatterns;
 use App\Traits\HasSafeStringAttribute;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection;
@@ -45,8 +44,8 @@ class StandaloneDocker extends BaseModel
             $server = $newStandaloneDocker->server;
             instant_remote_process([
                 $newStandaloneDocker->networkCreateCommand(),
+                $newStandaloneDocker->proxyConnectCommand(),
             ], $server, false);
-            ConnectProxyToNetworksJob::dispatchSync($server);
         });
     }
 
@@ -57,6 +56,13 @@ class StandaloneDocker extends BaseModel
         return "docker network inspect {$safeNetwork} >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker network create --attachable {$safeNetwork} >/dev/null";
     }
 
+    public function proxyConnectCommand(): string
+    {
+        $safeNetwork = escapeshellarg($this->network);
+
+        return "docker network connect {$safeNetwork} coolify-proxy >/dev/null 2>&1 || true";
+    }
+
     public function setNetworkAttribute(string $value): void
     {
         if (! ValidationPatterns::isValidDockerNetwork($value)) {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ContentFilesBeforeComposeUpTest.php b/tests/Feature/ContentFilesBeforeComposeUpTest.php
index 0838b84ca8..f4b5ec8f6c 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ContentFilesBeforeComposeUpTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ContentFilesBeforeComposeUpTest.php
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ test('a Dockerfile deployment to an additional server writes missing content fil
         'application_deployment_queue' => $queue,
         'server' => $otherServer,
         'mainServer' => $otherServer,
+        'destination' => $this->destination,
         'deployment_uuid' => 'deployment-uuid',
         'workdir' => '/artifacts/deployment-uuid',
         'configuration_dir' => $this->application->workdir(),
@@ -403,6 +404,10 @@ test('a Dockerfile deployment to an additional server writes missing content fil
         ->and($write)->toBeLessThan($up)
         ->and(ContentFilesUpRecorder::ssh()[$write])->toContain("@'{$otherServer->ip}'")
         ->and($this->logEntries)->toContain(['Writing 1 missing configuration file.', 'stdout']);
+
+    $connect = ContentFilesUpRecorder::indexOf('deployment', "docker network connect '{$this->destination->network}' coolify-proxy");
+    expect($connect)->not->toBeNull()
+        ->and($connect)->toBeLessThan($up);
 });
 
 test('the content file check and write are safe for non-root servers', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/DockerNetworkInjectionTest.php b/tests/Unit/DockerNetworkInjectionTest.php
index 9427aa87d9..c3d39bd08d 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/DockerNetworkInjectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/DockerNetworkInjectionTest.php
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ it('creates standalone destinations with a bridge network', function () {
         ->toBe("docker network inspect 'test-network' >/dev/null 2>&1 || docker network create --attachable 'test-network' >/dev/null");
 });
 
+it('connects the proxy to a new standalone destination network', function () {
+    $model = new StandaloneDocker;
+    $model->network = 'test-network';
+
+    expect($model->proxyConnectCommand())
+        ->toBe("docker network connect 'test-network' coolify-proxy >/dev/null 2>&1 || true");
+});
+
 it('SwarmDocker rejects network names with shell metacharacters', function (string $network) {
     $model = new SwarmDocker;
     $model->network = $network;