diff --git a/.woodpecker.yml b/.woodpecker.yml
index b977b82..8eca8cf 100644
--- a/.woodpecker.yml
+++ b/.woodpecker.yml
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ steps:
       ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
-      GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL: http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:5000
+      GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL: http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80
       REPO_NAME: rsyslog
       SERVER_NAME: rsyslog-lab
       # Optimize Ansible for container environment
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ steps:
       ANSIBLE_CONFIG: ansible.cfg
       SSH_PRIVATE_KEY:
         from_secret: SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
-      GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL: http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:5000
+      GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL: http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80
       REPO_NAME: rsyslog
       SERVER_NAME: rsyslog-lab
       # Optimize Ansible for container environment
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml b/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
index e12d733..4e90dba 100644
--- a/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
+++ b/ansible/playbooks/drift-check.yml
@@ -62,19 +62,21 @@
           ansible.builtin.set_fact:
             missing_on_server: "{{ git_filenames | difference(server_filenames) }}"
 
-        - name: Flag if any Git-managed file is missing from server
-          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-            extra_files_on_server: true
-          when: missing_on_server | length > 0
-
         - name: Show missing files
           ansible.builtin.debug:
             msg: "Files in Git but missing on server: {{ missing_on_server }}"
           when: missing_on_server | length > 0
 
+    # Initialize missing_on_server with default empty list to avoid undefined variable errors
+    - name: Initialize missing files tracking
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        missing_on_server: []
+
     - name: Set overall drift flag
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        drift_detected: "{{ main_config_check.changed or rsyslogd_check.changed or (extra_files_on_server | default(false)) }}"
+        # Drift detected if: main config changed OR rsyslog.d changed OR any git-managed files missing from server
+        # Using | default([]) to safely handle undefined variables in container environment
+        drift_detected: "{{ main_config_check.changed or rsyslogd_check.changed or (missing_on_server | default([]) | length > 0) }}"
 
     # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     # Debug: Show WHAT changed (for troubleshooting)
@@ -124,25 +126,13 @@
         drifted_files: "{{ drifted_files + ['/etc/rsyslog.conf'] }}"
       when: main_config_check.changed
 
-    - name: Debug rsyslogd_check structure
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "rsyslogd_check.diff type: {{ rsyslogd_check.diff is iterable }}, content: {{ rsyslogd_check.diff }}"
-      when: rsyslogd_check.changed and rsyslogd_check.diff is defined
-
     - name: Mark rsyslog.d directory as changed (simplified)
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
         drifted_files: "{{ drifted_files + ['/etc/rsyslog.d/'] }}"
       when: rsyslogd_check.changed
 
-    - name: Debug changed files list after rsyslog.d check
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "Drifted files after rsyslog.d: {{ drifted_files }}"
-
-    - name: Add missing files to drifted list
-      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        drifted_files: "{{ drifted_files + ['rsyslog.d/' + item] }}"
-      loop: "{{ missing_on_server }}"
-      when: missing_on_server is defined and missing_on_server | length > 0
+    # NOTE: missing_on_server files are tracked in drift_detected flag but not in drifted_files list
+    # This is intentional - they indicate missing deployed files, which is a drift condition
 
     # ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     # Debug output: Show structured drifted files for parsing