diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index b937b73..5ca8f19 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -2904,9 +2904,9 @@ EOF
     local interval="${poll_interval:-300}"
 
     # Generate the override compose file
-    # Note: $${VAR} syntax is used so docker-compose interpolates at runtime,
-    # not at generation time (AD-005: secrets via env var indirection)
-    cat > "$override_file" <<'OVERRIDEOF'
+    # Bash expands ${service_name}, ${local_model}, ${interval}, ${PROJECT_NAME} at generation time
+    # $${HOME}, $${FORGE_TOKEN} become ${HOME}, ${FORGE_TOKEN} in the file for docker-compose runtime expansion
+    cat > "$override_file" <<OVERRIDEOF
 # docker-compose.override.yml — auto-generated by disinto hire-an-agent
 # Local model agent configuration for ${agent_name}