diff --git a/.woodpecker/agent-smoke.sh b/.woodpecker/agent-smoke.sh
index 6fe8f49..14a4607 100644
--- a/.woodpecker/agent-smoke.sh
+++ b/.woodpecker/agent-smoke.sh
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ FAILED=0
 # Uses awk instead of grep -Eo for busybox/Alpine compatibility (#296).
 get_fns() {
   local f="$1"
-  # BRE mode (no -E): () is literal in BRE, avoiding BusyBox ERE bugs
-  # where \(\) is misinterpreted. BRE one-or-more via [X][X]* instead of +.
-  grep '^[[:space:]]*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*[[:space:]]*()' "$f" 2>/dev/null \
-    | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*().*$//' \
+  # BRE mode (no -E).  Use [(][)] for literal parens — unambiguous across
+  # GNU grep and BusyBox grep (some BusyBox builds treat bare () as grouping
+  # even in BRE).  BRE one-or-more via [X][X]* instead of +.
+  grep '^[[:space:]]*[a-zA-Z_][a-zA-Z0-9_][a-zA-Z0-9_]*[[:space:]]*[(][)]' "$f" 2>/dev/null \
+    | sed 's/^[[:space:]]*//; s/[[:space:]]*[(][)].*$//' \
     | sort -u || true
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/load-project.sh b/lib/load-project.sh
index 0ef6301..dcddc94 100755
--- a/lib/load-project.sh
+++ b/lib/load-project.sh
@@ -80,9 +80,17 @@ if mirrors:
   return 1 2>/dev/null || exit 1
 }
 
-# Export parsed variables
+# Export parsed variables.
+# Inside the agents container (DISINTO_CONTAINER=1), compose already sets the
+# correct FORGE_URL (http://forgejo:3000) and path vars for the container
+# environment.  The TOML carries host-perspective values (localhost, /home/johba/…)
+# that would break container API calls and path resolution.  Skip overriding
+# any env var that is already set when running inside the container.
 while IFS='=' read -r _key _val; do
   [ -z "$_key" ] && continue
+  if [ "${DISINTO_CONTAINER:-}" = "1" ] && [ -n "${!_key:-}" ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
   export "$_key=$_val"
 done <<< "$_PROJECT_VARS"