diff --git a/test/m-ai-03-gate.e2e-spec.ts b/test/m-ai-03-gate.e2e-spec.ts
index 6cb87ce..8e470f8 100644
--- a/test/m-ai-03-gate.e2e-spec.ts
+++ b/test/m-ai-03-gate.e2e-spec.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ async function checkPort(host: string, port: number, label: string): Promise<voi
 }
 
 async function parseHostPort(url: string, defaultHost: string, defaultPort: number) {
-  const m = url.match(/@?([^:]+):(\d+)/);
+  // DATABASE_URL: mysql://user:pass@host:port/db
+  // REDIS_URL:     redis://host:port  or  redis://user:pass@host:port
+  // Try with @ first (authenticated), then without (no auth)
+  let m = url.match(/@([^:@]+):(\d+)/);
+  if (!m) m = url.match(/:\/\/([^:@]+):(\d+)/);
   return { host: m?.[1] || defaultHost, port: parseInt(m?.[2] || String(defaultPort), 10) };
 }