diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 381570f..6b9999e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ All notable changes to teploy are documented here. Format follows [Keep a Change
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Native repository proof for a CI checkout (`trigger` with a GitHub or
+  GitLab repository ID) now compares host and path only. A checkout over
+  `ssh://git@gitlab.lan:2222/g/r` matches the API's
+  `http://gitlab.lan:8080/g/r` instead of being refused; the API authority
+  stays pinned by `TEPLOY_TRIGGER_API_BASE`.
+
 ## [0.1.45] - 2026-10-20
 
 ### Upgrade notes
diff --git a/internal/cli/trigger_identity.go b/internal/cli/trigger_identity.go
index ab96a19..cd2e9a7 100644
--- a/internal/cli/trigger_identity.go
+++ b/internal/cli/trigger_identity.go
@@ -56,6 +56,17 @@ func canonicalRepository(raw string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return u.String(), nil
 }
+// sameRepositoryPath compares two canonical repositories by host and path.
+// The forge API reports its HTTP clone URL, while a checkout may use SSH on
+// a different port (self-hosted forges almost always do); the transport
+// and port are not the repository. The API itself is authority-pinned, so
+// only the locator spelling is relaxed here.
+func sameRepositoryPath(a, b string) bool {
+	ua, ea := url.Parse(a)
+	ub, eb := url.Parse(b)
+	return ea == nil && eb == nil && ua.Hostname() != "" &&
+		ua.Hostname() == ub.Hostname() && ua.Path == ub.Path
+}
 func checkoutRepository(dir string) (string, error) {
 	out, err := exec.Command("git", "-C", dir, "config", "--get", "remote.origin.url").Output()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -158,7 +169,7 @@ func verifyRepositoryMapping(ctx context.Context, identity, clone string, transp
 		locator = metadata.HTTPURL
 	}
 	actual, err := canonicalRepository(locator)
-	if err != nil || actual != clone {
+	if err != nil || !sameRepositoryPath(actual, clone) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("authenticated API repository does not map to checkout origin")
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/cli/trigger_identity_transport_test.go b/internal/cli/trigger_identity_transport_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f300fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/trigger_identity_transport_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestRepositoryMappingIgnoresCheckoutTransport(t *testing.T) {
+	api := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path != "/projects/5" || r.Header.Get("PRIVATE-TOKEN") != "tok" {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Write([]byte(`{"id":5,"http_url_to_repo":"http://gitlab.lan:8080/group/app.git"}`))
+	}))
+	defer api.Close()
+	t.Setenv("TEPLOY_TRIGGER_API_BASE", api.URL)
+	t.Setenv("TEPLOY_TRIGGER_FORGE", "gitlab")
+	t.Setenv("TEPLOY_TRIGGER_ALLOW_HTTP", "1")
+	t.Setenv("TEPLOY_TRIGGER_API_TOKEN", "tok")
+	identity, _ := json.Marshal([]string{"gitlab", api.URL, "id:5"})
+
+	check := func(remote string) error {
+		clone, err := canonicalRepository(remote)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		return verifyRepositoryMapping(context.Background(), string(identity), clone, http.DefaultTransport)
+	}
+	// The checkout uses SSH on the forge's SSH port; the API reports HTTP.
+	if err := check("ssh://git@gitlab.lan:2222/group/app.git"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ssh checkout of the same repository refused: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := check("ssh://git@gitlab.lan:2222/group/other.git"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("checkout of another repository accepted")
+	}
+	if err := check("ssh://git@elsewhere.lan:2222/group/app.git"); err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("checkout on another host accepted")
+	}
+}