diff --git a/tests/cron/test_cron_relay_run_forward.py b/tests/cron/test_cron_relay_run_forward.py
index a6831d6ff3..f0f3d4a3cb 100644
--- a/tests/cron/test_cron_relay_run_forward.py
+++ b/tests/cron/test_cron_relay_run_forward.py
@@ -86,4 +86,35 @@ class TestForwardRelayFrontedRun:
         ):
             cronjob_tools._forward_relay_fronted_run({"id": "abc123"})
         assert sent["url"].endswith("/api/jobs/abc123/run")
+        assert sent["url"].startswith("http://127.0.0.1:")
         assert sent["headers"]["Authorization"] == "Bearer secret-key-16chars"
+
+    def test_honors_api_server_host_env(self, monkeypatch):
+        """API_SERVER_HOST must reach the forward URL (adapter bind parity)."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("API_SERVER_HOST", "10.9.8.7")
+        sent = {}
+
+        def fake_post(url, headers=None, timeout=None):
+            sent["url"] = url
+            return _Resp(200)
+
+        with patch.object(
+            cronjob_tools, "_relay_fronted_delivery_platforms", return_value={"discord"}
+        ), patch("httpx.post", side_effect=fake_post):
+            cronjob_tools._forward_relay_fronted_run({"id": "j1"})
+        assert sent["url"].startswith("http://10.9.8.7:")
+
+    def test_wildcard_bind_dials_loopback(self, monkeypatch):
+        """0.0.0.0 is a bind address, not a dial address — use loopback."""
+        monkeypatch.setenv("API_SERVER_HOST", "0.0.0.0")
+        sent = {}
+
+        def fake_post(url, headers=None, timeout=None):
+            sent["url"] = url
+            return _Resp(200)
+
+        with patch.object(
+            cronjob_tools, "_relay_fronted_delivery_platforms", return_value={"discord"}
+        ), patch("httpx.post", side_effect=fake_post):
+            cronjob_tools._forward_relay_fronted_run({"id": "j1"})
+        assert sent["url"].startswith("http://127.0.0.1:")
diff --git a/tools/cronjob_tools.py b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
index 43c4e874ac..894c1ef148 100644
--- a/tools/cronjob_tools.py
+++ b/tools/cronjob_tools.py
@@ -849,7 +849,29 @@ def _forward_relay_fronted_run(job: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[str]:
         port = int(port_raw) if port_raw else 8642
     except ValueError:
         port = 8642
-    url = f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/api/jobs/{job_id}/run"
+    # Mirror the api_server's own bind resolution (adapter reads
+    # extra.host -> API_SERVER_HOST -> 127.0.0.1). A wildcard bind
+    # (0.0.0.0/::) listens on loopback too, so dial loopback for those.
+    host = ""
+    try:
+        from hermes_cli.config import cfg_get, load_config_readonly
+
+        host = str(
+            cfg_get(
+                load_config_readonly(), "platforms", "api_server", "extra", "host",
+                default="",
+            )
+            or ""
+        ).strip()
+    except Exception:
+        host = ""
+    if not host:
+        host = os.getenv("API_SERVER_HOST", "").strip()
+    if not host or host in ("0.0.0.0", "::", "*"):
+        host = "127.0.0.1"
+    if ":" in host and not host.startswith("["):
+        host = f"[{host}]"  # bare IPv6 literal
+    url = f"http://{host}:{port}/api/jobs/{job_id}/run"
 
     from agent.secret_scope import get_secret