diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index 6ca1627..267a6e7 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -304,8 +304,9 @@ jobs:
           PG_IP=$(docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' "$PG")
           test -n "$PG_IP"
           export DATABASE_URL="postgresql+asyncpg://scribe:ci_integration@${PG_IP}:5432/scribe_test"
-          # Wait for Postgres to accept connections (busybox sh — the runner
-          # default — has no bash /dev/tcp, so use Python).
+          # Wait for Postgres to accept connections. The run: shell is dash
+          # (/bin/sh -> /usr/bin/dash on this Debian-based image, confirmed by
+          # the step above) — no bash /dev/tcp, so use Python.
           /opt/venv/bin/python - "$PG_IP" <<'PY'
           import socket, sys, time
           for _ in range(30):