diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index 5ca8f19..dc08953 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -2905,7 +2905,7 @@ EOF
 
     # Generate the override compose file
     # 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
+    # \$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}
@@ -2920,11 +2920,11 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - agent-data-llama:/home/agent/data
       - project-repos-llama:/home/agent/repos
-      - $${HOME}/.claude:/home/agent/.claude
-      - $${HOME}/.claude.json:/home/agent/.claude.json:ro
+      - \$HOME/.claude:/home/agent/.claude
+      - \$HOME/.claude.json:/home/agent/.claude.json:ro
       - CLAUDE_BIN_PLACEHOLDER:/usr/local/bin/claude:ro
-      - $${HOME}/.ssh:/home/agent/.ssh:ro
-      - $${HOME}/.config/sops/age:/home/agent/.config/sops/age:ro
+      - \$HOME/.ssh:/home/agent/.ssh:ro
+      - \$HOME/.config/sops/age:/home/agent/.config/sops/age:ro
     environment:
       FORGE_URL: http://forgejo:3000
       WOODPECKER_SERVER: http://woodpecker:8000
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ services:
       WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
       ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: ${local_model}
       ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: sk-no-key-required
-      FORGE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE: $${FORGE_TOKEN}
+      FORGE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE: \$FORGE_TOKEN
       CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR: /home/agent/.claude
       POLL_INTERVAL: ${interval}
     env_file: