diff --git a/Dockerfile.gpu b/Dockerfile.gpu
index 7a9d6a1..40791fa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.gpu
+++ b/Dockerfile.gpu
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1
 ENV PYTHONDONTWRITEBYTECODE=1
 ENV EFFECTS_PATH=/app/artdag-effects
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
+# GPU persistence disabled until all primitives support GPU frames
+ENV STREAMING_GPU_PERSIST=0
+# Use cluster's public IPFS gateway for HLS segment URLs
+ENV IPFS_GATEWAY_URL=https://celery-artdag.rose-ash.com/ipfs
 
 # Default command runs celery worker
 CMD ["celery", "-A", "celery_app", "worker", "--loglevel=info", "-E", "-Q", "gpu,celery"]