diff --git a/integrate-into-nodered.sh b/integrate-into-nodered.sh
index f4a8662..2f6f90e 100644
--- a/integrate-into-nodered.sh
+++ b/integrate-into-nodered.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,18 @@ cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/nodes"/*.html "$OPT_NODES_DIR/$PACKAGE_NAME/nodes/"
 cp "$SCRIPT_DIR/nodes/package.json" "$OPT_NODES_DIR/$PACKAGE_NAME/package.json"
 echo "  Package created."
 
-# 5. No docker-compose.yml changes needed - nodes are baked into the image
+# 5. Verify docker-compose.yml has port 1880 mapping
+COMPOSE="$NODERED_DIR/docker-compose.yml"
+if [[ -f "$COMPOSE" ]]; then
+    echo "[integrate] Checking docker-compose.yml for port 1880..."
+    if ! grep -q "1880:1880" "$COMPOSE"; then
+        cp "$COMPOSE" "$COMPOSE.bak.$(date +%s)"
+        sed -i '/ports:/a\      - "1880:1880"' "$COMPOSE"
+        echo "  Added 1880:1880 port mapping."
+    else
+        echo "  Port 1880 mapping already present."
+    fi
+fi
 
 echo ""
 echo "=== Integration Complete ==="