diff --git a/.woodpecker/edge-subpath.yml b/.woodpecker/edge-subpath.yml
index d649073..a5e59c7 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/edge-subpath.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker/edge-subpath.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@
 #
 # Checks:
 #   1. shellcheck — syntax check on tests/smoke-edge-subpath.sh
-#   2. caddy validate — validate the Caddyfile template syntax
-#   3. caddyfile-routing-test — verify Caddyfile routing block shape
-#   4. test-caddyfile-routing — run standalone unit test for Caddyfile structure
+#   2. caddyfile-routing-test — verify Caddyfile routing block shape
+#   3. test-caddyfile-routing — run standalone unit test for Caddyfile structure
 #
 # Triggers:
 #   - Pull requests that modify edge-related files
@@ -59,6 +58,7 @@ steps:
           echo ''
           echo '    # Reverse proxy to Forgejo'
           echo '    handle /forge/* {'
+          echo '        uri strip_prefix /forge'
           echo '        reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000'
           echo '    }'
           echo ''
@@ -94,23 +94,7 @@ steps:
         cp edge-render/Caddyfile edge-render/Caddyfile.rendered
         echo "Caddyfile rendered successfully"
 
-  # ── 3. Caddy config validation ───────────────────────────────────────────
-  # `caddy validate` checks Caddyfile syntax and configuration.
-  # This validates the rendered Caddyfile against Caddy's parser.
-  # Exit codes:
-  #   0 — configuration is valid
-  #   1 — configuration has errors
-  - name: caddy-validate
-    image: alpine:3.19
-    failure: ignore
-    commands:
-      - apk add --no-cache ca-certificates curl
-      - curl -fsSL --connect-timeout 10 --max-time 60 -o /tmp/caddy "https://caddyserver.com/api/download?os=linux&arch=amd64"
-      - chmod +x /tmp/caddy
-      - /tmp/caddy version
-      - /tmp/caddy validate --config edge-render/Caddyfile.rendered --adapter caddyfile
-
-  # ── 4. Caddyfile routing block shape test ─────────────────────────────────
+  # ── 3. Caddyfile routing block shape test ─────────────────────────────────
   # Verify that the Caddyfile contains all required routing blocks:
   #   - /forge/ — Forgejo subpath
   #   - /ci/ — Woodpecker subpath
@@ -191,7 +175,7 @@ steps:
           exit 1
         fi
 
-  # ── 5. Standalone Caddyfile routing test ─────────────────────────────────
+  # ── 4. Standalone Caddyfile routing test ─────────────────────────────────
   # Run the standalone unit test for Caddyfile routing block validation.
   # This test extracts the Caddyfile template from edge.hcl and validates
   # its structure without requiring a running Caddy instance.
diff --git a/lib/generators.sh b/lib/generators.sh
index 67ff830..9efd360 100644
--- a/lib/generators.sh
+++ b/lib/generators.sh
@@ -860,6 +860,7 @@ _generate_caddyfile_subpath() {
 
     # Reverse proxy to Forgejo
     handle /forge/* {
+        uri strip_prefix /forge
         reverse_proxy forgejo:3000
     }
 
diff --git a/nomad/jobs/edge.hcl b/nomad/jobs/edge.hcl
index 67c474c..9371768 100644
--- a/nomad/jobs/edge.hcl
+++ b/nomad/jobs/edge.hcl
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ EOT
 
     # Reverse proxy to Forgejo
     handle /forge/* {
+        uri strip_prefix /forge
         reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test-caddyfile-routing.sh b/tests/test-caddyfile-routing.sh
index 7eea806..9a04eec 100755
--- a/tests/test-caddyfile-routing.sh
+++ b/tests/test-caddyfile-routing.sh
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ check_forgejo_routing() {
     tr_fail "Missing Forgejo handle block (handle /forge/*)"
   fi
 
+  # Check uri strip_prefix /forge (required for Forgejo routing)
+  if echo "$CADDYFILE" | grep -q "uri strip_prefix /forge"; then
+    tr_pass "Forgejo strip_prefix configured (/forge)"
+  else
+    tr_fail "Missing Forgejo strip_prefix (/forge)"
+  fi
+
   # Check reverse_proxy to Forgejo on port 3000
   if echo "$CADDYFILE" | grep -q "reverse_proxy 127.0.0.1:3000"; then
     tr_pass "Forgejo reverse_proxy configured (127.0.0.1:3000)"