diff --git a/backend/start-container.sh b/backend/start-container.sh
index 03f75bb..cb9fa40 100644
--- a/backend/start-container.sh
+++ b/backend/start-container.sh
@@ -24,68 +24,37 @@ find "$FOXY_HOME" -type f \( -name "*.json" -o -name "*.yaml" -o -name "*.yml" \
     -exec sed -i 's/\/home\/openclaw/\/home\/foxy/g' {} + 2>/dev/null || true
 echo "✅ Path patching complete."
 
-# ─── Ensure gateway.bind is set to 0.0.0.0 in config ─────────────────────────
-# OpenClaw uses openclaw.json as its config file
-OCCONFIG="$FOXY_HOME/openclaw.json"
-
-if [ -f "$OCCONFIG" ]; then
-    echo "🔧 Ensuring gateway binds to 0.0.0.0 in $OCCONFIG..."
-    # Replace any 127.0.0.1 binding with 0.0.0.0 so Docker can expose the port
-    sed -i 's/"bind"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"loopback"/"bind": "all"/g' "$OCCONFIG"
-    sed -i 's/"bind"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"127.0.0.1"/"bind": "0.0.0.0"/g' "$OCCONFIG"
-    # Also handle the gateway.host key if present
-    sed -i 's/"host"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"127.0.0.1"/"host": "0.0.0.0"/g' "$OCCONFIG"
-fi
-
-# ─── Default config if none exists ────────────────────────────────────────────
-if [ ! -f "$OCCONFIG" ]; then
-    echo "📦 No openclaw.json found. Creating default configuration..."
-    cat <<'DEFAULTEOF' > "$OCCONFIG"
-{
-  "gateway": {
-    "port": 18789,
-    "bind": "all"
-  },
-  "agents": {
-    "directory": "/home/foxy/.openclaw/agents"
-  },
-  "workspace": "/home/foxy/.openclaw/workspace"
-}
-DEFAULTEOF
-    echo "✅ Default openclaw.json created."
-fi
-
 # ─── Gateway startup ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 if [ "$OPENCLAW_TYPE" = "standalone" ]; then
     echo "━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━"
-    echo "🚀 Starting OpenClaw Gateway (standalone)..."
+    echo "🚀 Starting OpenClaw Gateway (standalone, foreground mode)..."
 
-    # Kill any leftover process
-    pkill -f "openclaw" 2>/dev/null || true
-    sleep 1
-
-    # Start gateway — NO --host flag (doesn't exist).
-    # Binding is controlled via openclaw.json gateway.bind setting.
-    nohup openclaw gateway start > "$FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log" 2>&1 &
+    # Use 'gateway run' (foreground) instead of 'gateway start' (systemd).
+    # --bind lan : listen on all interfaces (required for Docker port mapping)
+    # --port 18789 : explicit port
+    nohup openclaw gateway run --bind lan --port 18789 > "$FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log" 2>&1 &
     GATEWAY_PID=$!
 
     echo "⏱  Waiting for Gateway (PID $GATEWAY_PID) to initialize..."
     sleep 5
 
-    # Check if process is alive
     if kill -0 $GATEWAY_PID 2>/dev/null; then
         echo "✅ OpenClaw Gateway is running (PID $GATEWAY_PID)."
-        # Check port
         if netstat -tulpn 2>/dev/null | grep -q 18789; then
             echo "✅ Port 18789 is listening."
         else
-            echo "⚠️  Gateway running but port 18789 not yet open. It may need more time."
-            echo "   Check logs: cat $FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log"
+            echo "⚠️  Port 18789 not yet open. Waiting 5 more seconds..."
+            sleep 5
+            if netstat -tulpn 2>/dev/null | grep -q 18789; then
+                echo "✅ Port 18789 is now listening."
+            else
+                echo "⚠️  Port still not open. Check: cat $FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log"
+            fi
         fi
     else
         echo "❌ OpenClaw Gateway failed to start!"
         echo "──── Gateway Log ────"
-        cat "$FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log" 2>/dev/null || echo "(no log)"
+        tail -n 30 "$FOXY_HOME/logs/gateway.log" 2>/dev/null || echo "(no log)"
         echo "─────────────────────"
         echo "⚠️  Continuing without Gateway. API will still start."
     fi