diff --git a/setuper/setup.sh b/setuper/setup.sh
index 98ded57..690880f 100644
--- a/setuper/setup.sh
+++ b/setuper/setup.sh
@@ -283,8 +283,9 @@ start_game_services() {
                 compose_file="compose.yml"
             fi
             
-            # Extract ports from docker-compose file (robust for quoted/unquoted, spaces)
-            service_ports=$(grep -E '^[[:space:]]*-?[[:space:]]*"?[0-9]+:[0-9]+"?' "$compose_file" | sed -E 's/.*"?([0-9]+):[0-9]+"?.*/\1/' | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
+            # Get actual exposed ports from docker ps, excluding 3333, 4444, 65000, 65001, 5432
+            container_name="${service_name}-app"
+            service_ports=$(docker ps --filter "name=$container_name" --format "{{.Ports}}" | grep -oE '[0-9]+->' | sed 's/->//' | grep -Ev '^(3333|4444|65000|65001|5432)$' | tr '\n' ',' | sed 's/,$//')
             echo "Exposed ports for $service_name: $service_ports"
 
                 # Register service with controller and send ports, except for Firegex, farm, and packmate