diff --git a/Docker/push.sh b/Docker/push.sh
index 9c7c173..4e9851e 100644
--- a/Docker/push.sh
+++ b/Docker/push.sh
@@ -59,9 +59,26 @@ else
     err "Neither podman nor docker is installed."
 fi
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Refuse to run from inside a confined snap sandbox (e.g. the VS Code
+# integrated terminal). When the script is launched from such a
+# sandbox, $HOME points under /home/$USER/snap/code/<rev>/ and podman
+# stores its DB under that path. If a snap revision bump happens mid
+# session, the next podman invocation finds a stale static-dir pointer
+# and aborts with a confusing "database static dir ... does not match"
+# error. Re-run the script from a regular host shell instead.
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
+case "${HOME:-}" in
+    /home/*/snap/*)
+        err "Refusing to run inside a snap-sandboxed HOME (${HOME}). \
+Re-run from a regular host terminal (e.g. gnome-terminal, konsole) \
+so podman uses a stable storage path."
+        ;;
+esac
+
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Pre-flight checks
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# -------------------------------------------------------------------
 echo "============================================"
 echo " AniWorld — Build & Push"
 echo " Engine   : ${ENGINE}"