diff --git a/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix b/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
index cd63c2a6..753b067f 100644
--- a/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
+++ b/nix/host-modules/swarm-authelia.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,18 @@ let
   unitName = "authelia-${instance}";
   stateDir = "/var/lib/${unitName}";
 
+  tlsCfg = hyperhiveCfg.tls;
+  caTrust = import ./lib/hive-ca-trust.nix { inherit lib tlsCfg gatewayCfg; };
+  # `swarm-authelia-bridge` verifies the gateway when it introspects by name.
+  # Nothing in this container trusted the swarm CA, which is a runtime file no
+  # build-time option can name — so an https call out of here could only ever
+  # fail `UnknownIssuer`. Same defect the queue's responder hit.
+  caBundleModule = caTrust.trustBundle {
+    inherit pkgs;
+    name = cfg.machine;
+    consumers = [ "swarm-authelia-bridge" ];
+  };
+
   # The SWARM's domain, because that is where the protected apps now live
   # (`forge.<swarm>`, `chat.<swarm>`, `auth.<swarm>`). It moves in the
   # same commit as `domain` below and cannot lag it: authelia validates
@@ -751,12 +763,19 @@ in
       };
     };
 
+    # Order the container after the host CA generator, so the bind source
+    # exists before nspawn sets the mount up.
+    systemd.services."container@${cfg.machine}" = caTrust.containerOrdering;
+
     containers.${cfg.machine} = {
       autoStart = true;
       ephemeral = false;
       # Shared host netns, like the forge and matrix containers: the
       # gateway reaches authelia at 127.0.0.1:<port>.
       privateNetwork = false;
+      # Public trust bundle only, read-only. Empty when the gateway is not
+      # self-signed, so the whole trust path drops out cleanly.
+      bindMounts = caTrust.bindMount;
 
       config =
         { ... }:
@@ -766,6 +785,7 @@ in
               inherit (networkCfg) bridgeIp;
               dnsConsumers = [ "authelia-${instance}.service" ];
             })
+            caBundleModule
           ];
 
           system.stateVersion = "26.05";