diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1eca51526..cea5cdb83 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1558,8 +1558,9 @@ deploy:
         foxhunt-ci-pipelines.json gitlab-services.json
       rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
       echo "Dashboard ConfigMaps deployed"
-    # Apply proxy (picks up nginx config changes for dashboard.fxhnt.ai routing)
+    # Apply proxy + restart to pick up nginx configmap changes
     - kubectl apply -f infra/k8s/gitlab/tailscale-proxy.yaml
+    - kubectl -n foxhunt rollout restart deployment/tailscale-gitlab-proxy
     # ── Step 1: Upload binaries to MinIO (replaces PVC binary-writer pods) ──
     - |
       if [ -d "build-out/services" ] || [ -d "build-out/training" ] || [ -d "web-dashboard/dist" ]; then