diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/PublishDockerCommand.php b/src/Console/Commands/PublishDockerCommand.php
index 8a14767..e2e6a19 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/PublishDockerCommand.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/PublishDockerCommand.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public function handle(): int
 
         if ($ssl !== null && $ssl !== '' && ! filter_var($ssl, FILTER_VALIDATE_BOOLEAN)) {
             if (! copy($stubs.'/docker/nginx-no-ssl.conf', $base.'/docker/nginx.conf')) {
-                $this->warn('Failed to write nginx.conf (no-SSL).');
+                $this->warn('Failed to write nginx.conf (no-SSL). Check that Docker stubs were published first.');
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php b/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
index 3db065d..d310b6d 100644
--- a/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
+++ b/src/Environments/DockerEnvironment.php
@@ -149,10 +149,12 @@ protected function publishStubs(InstallCommand $command): void
     {
         $command->info('Publishing Docker stubs...');
 
-        // Non-interactive: existing files are kept (the confirm defaults to "no").
+        // Forced non-interactive so existing files are kept silently, as the
+        // install flow has always done — never prompt to overwrite here.
         $command->call('docker:publish', [
             '--path' => $command->path(),
             '--ssl' => $this->ssl ? 'yes' : 'no',
+            '--no-interaction' => true,
         ]);
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Environments/DockerEnvironmentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Environments/DockerEnvironmentTest.php
index 14f68d1..c19b4c6 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Environments/DockerEnvironmentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Environments/DockerEnvironmentTest.php
@@ -1348,6 +1348,42 @@ public function resolveModules(InstallCommand $command): array
 
         return $exposed->resolveModules($command);
     }
+
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+    // publishStubs
+    // -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    public function test_publish_stubs_delegates_non_interactively_so_existing_files_are_never_prompted(): void
+    {
+        $env = new class extends DockerEnvironment
+        {
+            public function publish(InstallCommand $command): void
+            {
+                $this->ssl = false;
+                $this->publishStubs($command);
+            }
+        };
+
+        $command = new class(null, [], ['path' => '/tmp/app']) extends FakeInstallCommand
+        {
+            /** @var array<string, mixed> */
+            public array $calledWith = [];
+
+            public function call($command, array $arguments = [])
+            {
+                $this->calledWith = ['command' => $command] + $arguments;
+
+                return 0;
+            }
+        };
+
+        $env->publish($command);
+
+        $this->assertSame('docker:publish', $command->calledWith['command']);
+        $this->assertSame('/tmp/app', $command->calledWith['--path']);
+        $this->assertSame('no', $command->calledWith['--ssl']);
+        $this->assertTrue($command->calledWith['--no-interaction'], 'install must never prompt to overwrite Docker files');
+    }
 }
 
 /**