Alright, NOW, it should do the trick

.github/workflows/deploy.yaml

@@ -37,11 +37,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Notify Watchtower
         run: |
-          # 1. Dynamically grab the Docker gateway IP of the host machine
+          # 1. Grab the default gateway hex code from the routing table
-          HOST_IP=$(ip route | awk '/default/ {print $3}')
+          HEX_GW=$(awk '$2 == "00000000" {print $3; exit}' /proc/net/route)
+          
+          # 2. Convert little-endian Hex (e.g., 010011AC) to standard Decimal IP (172.17.0.1)
+          if [ -n "$HEX_GW" ]; then
+            HOST_IP=$(printf "%d.%d.%d.%d" 0x${HEX_GW:6:2} 0x${HEX_GW:4:2} 0x${HEX_GW:2:2} 0x${HEX_GW:0:2})
+          else
+            HOST_IP="172.17.0.1" # Standard fallback
+          fi
+          
           echo "Detected Docker Host Gateway IP: $HOST_IP"
           
-          # 2. Trigger Watchtower directly over local HTTP port 8080 
+          # 3. Trigger Watchtower directly over local HTTP port 8080 
           curl -i -X POST \
             -H "Authorization: Bearer ${{ secrets.WATCHTOWER_TOKEN }}" \
-            "http://$HOST_IP:8007/v1/update"
+            "http://$HOST_IP:8080/v1/update"