diff --git a/app/Domains/Webhook/Jobs/DeliverWebhookJob.php b/app/Domains/Webhook/Jobs/DeliverWebhookJob.php
index 6377a84..000a48c 100644
--- a/app/Domains/Webhook/Jobs/DeliverWebhookJob.php
+++ b/app/Domains/Webhook/Jobs/DeliverWebhookJob.php
@@ -38,18 +38,21 @@ class DeliverWebhookJob implements ShouldQueue
             return;
         }
 
+        $decodedPayload = json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR);
+
         $response = Http::timeout(10)
             ->withHeaders([
                 'Content-Type' => 'application/json',
                 'X-Nimuli-Signature' => $signature,
                 'X-Nimuli-Event' => $this->event,
             ])
-            ->post($this->webhook->url, json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR));
+            ->withBody($body, 'application/json')
+            ->post($this->webhook->url);
 
         WebhookDelivery::create([
             'webhook_id' => $this->webhook->id,
             'event' => $this->event,
-            'payload' => json_decode($body, true, 512, JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
+            'payload' => $decodedPayload,
             'status' => $response->successful() ? 'success' : 'failed',
             'response_code' => $response->status(),
             'attempts' => max(1, $this->attempts()),
@@ -62,12 +65,42 @@ class DeliverWebhookJob implements ShouldQueue
             return true;
         }
 
-        $ip = gethostbyname($host);
+        // Strip IPv6 brackets: [::1] → ::1
+        $host = ltrim(rtrim($host, ']'), '[');
 
-        return filter_var(
-            $ip,
-            FILTER_VALIDATE_IP,
-            FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE | FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE
-        ) === false;
+        // If it's already an IP, check it directly (bypasses DNS resolution)
+        if (filter_var($host, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP)) {
+            return ! filter_var(
+                $host,
+                FILTER_VALIDATE_IP,
+                FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE | FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE
+            ) || $this->isPrivateIPv6($host);
+        }
+
+        // Resolve hostname to IPv4
+        $ip = gethostbyname($host);
+        if ($ip === $host) {
+            // Could not resolve or is an IPv6 hostname that gethostbyname can't handle — block
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return ! filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_NO_PRIV_RANGE | FILTER_FLAG_NO_RES_RANGE);
+    }
+
+    private function isPrivateIPv6(string $ip): bool
+    {
+        if (! filter_var($ip, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP, FILTER_FLAG_IPV6)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Block loopback, link-local, unique local, unspecified
+        $privateRanges = ['::1', 'fe80::', 'fc00::', 'fd00::', '::'];
+        foreach ($privateRanges as $range) {
+            if (str_starts_with($ip, $range)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Domains/Webhook/Models/WebhookDelivery.php b/app/Domains/Webhook/Models/WebhookDelivery.php
index 050cf8e..bef02d3 100644
--- a/app/Domains/Webhook/Models/WebhookDelivery.php
+++ b/app/Domains/Webhook/Models/WebhookDelivery.php
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ class WebhookDelivery extends Model
 
     protected $casts = [
         'payload' => 'array',
-        'delivered_at' => 'datetime',
     ];
 
     public function webhook(): \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Relations\BelongsTo