diff --git a/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh b/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
index 8200de0a..3f7d1c0a 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-to-target.sh
@@ -1359,6 +1359,18 @@ bitcoind.estimatemode=ECONOMICAL
 autopilot.active=false
 LNDCONF
             sudo cp /tmp/lnd.conf /var/lib/archipelago/lnd/lnd.conf
+          else
+            # Fix stale LND configs from older installs (localhost → container DNS, old password → current)
+            LND_CONF=/var/lib/archipelago/lnd/lnd.conf
+            if grep -q "rpchost=127.0.0.1" "$LND_CONF" 2>/dev/null || grep -q "rpcpass=archipelago123" "$LND_CONF" 2>/dev/null; then
+              echo "   Fixing stale LND config (rpchost/rpcpass)..."
+              cp "$LND_CONF" /tmp/lnd.conf.fix
+              sed -i "s|bitcoind.rpchost=127.0.0.1:8332|bitcoind.rpchost=bitcoin-knots:8332|" /tmp/lnd.conf.fix
+              sed -i "s|bitcoind.rpcpass=archipelago123|bitcoind.rpcpass=$BITCOIN_RPC_PASS|" /tmp/lnd.conf.fix
+              sudo cp /tmp/lnd.conf.fix "$LND_CONF"
+              sudo chown 100000:100000 "$LND_CONF"
+              RESTART_LND=1
+            fi
           fi
           $DOCKER run -d --name lnd --restart unless-stopped --network archy-net \
             --cap-drop ALL --cap-add CHOWN --cap-add FOWNER --cap-add SETUID --cap-add SETGID --cap-add DAC_OVERRIDE \