diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 0a78db6..5f57927 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -928,6 +928,13 @@ _disinto_init_nomad() {
   # hasn't sourced it yet; sibling vault-* scripts (engines/policies/
   # auth/import) default VAULT_ADDR internally via _hvault_default_env,
   # but vault-seed-forgejo.sh requires the caller to set it.
+  #
+  # The non-root branch invokes the seeder as `sudo -n -- env VAR=val
+  # script` rather than `sudo -n VAR=val -- script`: sudo treats bare
+  # `VAR=val` args as sudoers env-assignments, which the default
+  # `env_reset=on` policy silently discards unless the variable is in
+  # `env_keep` (VAULT_ADDR is not). Using `env` as the actual command
+  # sets VAULT_ADDR in the child process regardless of sudoers policy.
   if [ -n "$with_services" ]; then
     local vault_addr="${VAULT_ADDR:-http://127.0.0.1:8200}"
     local IFS=','
@@ -944,7 +951,7 @@ _disinto_init_nomad() {
             echo "Error: vault-seed-${svc}.sh must run as root and sudo is not installed" >&2
             exit 1
           fi
-          sudo -n "VAULT_ADDR=$vault_addr" -- "$seed_script" || exit $?
+          sudo -n -- env "VAULT_ADDR=$vault_addr" "$seed_script" || exit $?
         fi
       fi
     done
diff --git a/tests/disinto-init-nomad.bats b/tests/disinto-init-nomad.bats
index 8467ebb..21f4303 100644
--- a/tests/disinto-init-nomad.bats
+++ b/tests/disinto-init-nomad.bats
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ setup_file() {
   [ "$seed_line" -lt "$deploy_line" ]
 }
 
+# Regression guard (PR #929 review): `sudo -n VAR=val -- cmd` is subject
+# to sudoers env_reset policy and silently drops VAULT_ADDR unless it's
+# in env_keep (it isn't in default configs). vault-seed-forgejo.sh
+# requires VAULT_ADDR and dies at its own precondition check if unset,
+# so the non-root branch MUST invoke `sudo -n -- env VAR=val cmd` so
+# that `env` sets the variable in the child process regardless of
+# sudoers policy. This grep-level guard catches a revert to the unsafe
+# form that silently broke non-root seed runs on a fresh LXC.
+@test "seed loop invokes sudo via 'env VAR=val' (bypasses sudoers env_reset)" {
+  run grep -F 'sudo -n -- env "VAULT_ADDR=' "$DISINTO_BIN"
+  [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+  # Negative: no bare `sudo -n "VAR=val" --` form anywhere in the file.
+  run grep -F 'sudo -n "VAULT_ADDR=' "$DISINTO_BIN"
+  [ "$status" -ne 0 ]
+}
+
 @test "disinto init --backend=nomad --with forgejo,forgejo --dry-run handles comma-separated services" {
   run "$DISINTO_BIN" init placeholder/repo --backend=nomad --with forgejo,forgejo --dry-run
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]