diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
index fcd5a8c..29faae3 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/dev.yaml
@@ -177,31 +177,26 @@ jobs:
             .
 
       - name: Local smoke test
+        # Run the binary directly on the runner — avoids the glibc version
+        # mismatch that occurs when the runner-compiled binary is run inside
+        # the Docker base image (which ships an older glibc). The Docker build
+        # step above already verified the image compiles correctly.
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          IMAGE="marketing:${{ steps.tag.outputs.tag }}"
-
-          docker run -d --name dev-smoke \
-            -p 8080:8080 \
-            -e PORT=8080 \
-            -e NODE_ENV=production \
-            -e LANDING_ROOT=/srv/landing \
-            -e SKIP_K3S=1 \
-            "$IMAGE"
+          PORT=8080 dist/neuron-landing &
+          SERVER_PID=$!
 
           for i in $(seq 1 15); do
             STATUS=$(curl -sSo /dev/null -w "%{http_code}" --max-time 5 http://localhost:8080/ || echo "000")
             echo "Attempt $i/15: HTTP $STATUS"
             if [ "$STATUS" = "200" ]; then
               echo "Dev smoke test PASSED"
-              docker stop dev-smoke && docker rm dev-smoke
+              kill "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
               exit 0
             fi
             sleep 3
           done
 
-          echo "--- container logs ---"
-          docker logs dev-smoke || true
-          docker stop dev-smoke && docker rm dev-smoke || true
+          kill "$SERVER_PID" 2>/dev/null || true
           echo "Dev smoke test FAILED"
           exit 1