diff --git a/services/adguard.nix b/services/adguard.nix
index 06140be..c23e0a0 100644
--- a/services/adguard.nix
+++ b/services/adguard.nix
@@ -57,11 +57,13 @@ in
           { enabled = true; id = 3; name = "OISD Big";
             url = "https://big.oisd.nl/"; }
         ];
-        # Resolve our own hostnames to the router's LAN IP so LAN clients
-        # bypass any NAT reflection. `enabled` was added in AdGuard's recent
-        # schema and defaults to false — must be set explicitly.
+        # Resolve hosted service subdomains directly to the router.  Keep the
+        # bare nordhammer.it name public: Valheim/Steam identifies the server
+        # by that public endpoint, and router.nix reflects only the Pelican
+        # game-port range back into the LAN.  Rewriting the bare name here made
+        # gameplay work but left the in-game browser showing a red status icon.
+        # `enabled` was added in AdGuard's recent schema and defaults to false.
         filtering.rewrites = [
-          { domain = "nordhammer.it";   answer = "10.0.0.1"; enabled = true; }
           { domain = "*.nordhammer.it"; answer = "10.0.0.1"; enabled = true; }
         ];
       };