diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts
index dc4ef3bd7b..1c77c6005c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/sandbox.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@ export async function start_sandbox(
       args.push('-t');
     }
 
+    // allow access to host.docker.internal
+    args.push('--add-host', 'host.docker.internal:host-gateway');
+
     // mount current directory as working directory in sandbox (set via --workdir)
     args.push('--volume', `${workdir}:${containerWorkdir}`);
 
diff --git a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
index 2ca9fdfb00..32d56a893a 100644
--- a/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
+++ b/packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/ide-server.ts
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ export class IDEServer {
             `gemini-ide-server-${process.ppid}.json`,
           );
           this.log(`IDE server listening on port ${this.port}`);
+
           await writePortAndWorkspace(
             context,
             this.port,