diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d67a06e..8c33b17 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "${APP_PORT:-80}:80"
       - "${VITE_PORT:-5173}:5173"
-    env_file: .env
+    # Laravel reads .env from the bind mount. Do NOT inject it as real env vars
+    # (env_file): that would override the test env (phpunit force) and let the
+    # test suite run against the dev DB. Only vite needs these at process level.
+    environment:
+      VITE_HMR_HOST: ${VITE_HMR_HOST:-localhost}
+      VITE_PORT: ${VITE_PORT:-5173}
     depends_on:
       mariadb:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -32,7 +37,6 @@ services:
       - .:/var/www/html
     ports:
       - "${REVERB_HOST_PORT:-8080}:8080"
-    env_file: .env
     depends_on:
       - app
       - redis
@@ -43,7 +47,6 @@ services:
     command: php artisan queue:work redis --tries=3 --timeout=90
     volumes:
       - .:/var/www/html
-    env_file: .env
     depends_on:
       - app
       - redis
@@ -55,7 +58,6 @@ services:
     command: php artisan schedule:work
     volumes:
       - .:/var/www/html
-    env_file: .env
     depends_on:
       - app
       - redis