diff --git a/src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize.ts b/src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize.ts
index 9621d01362..028f887350 100644
--- a/src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize.ts
+++ b/src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ function qdrantHeaders(): Record<string, string> {
   return h;
 }
 
+/** Build the unauthenticated Kubernetes-style readiness endpoint for a configured Qdrant base URL. */
+export function qdrantReadyzUrl(url: string): string {
+  return `${url.replace(/\/+$/, "")}/readyz`;
+}
+
 /**
  * Ensures the Qdrant collection exists. Safe to call on every startup — a 409 (already exists)
  * is silently ignored. Call this before createQdrantVectorize() when QDRANT_URL is set.
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 189d62c085..8158843b7f 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
   let vectorizeOverride: Vectorize | undefined;
   if (process.env.QDRANT_URL) {
     const qdrantUrl = process.env.QDRANT_URL;
-    const { createQdrantVectorize, initQdrantCollection } =
+    const { createQdrantVectorize, initQdrantCollection, qdrantReadyzUrl } =
       await import("./selfhost/qdrant-vectorize");
     // Retry until Qdrant accepts the collection PUT — the container may still be booting when we start.
     await retryUntilReady("qdrant", () => initQdrantCollection(qdrantUrl));
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ async function main(): Promise<void> {
       name: "qdrant",
       check: () =>
         withTimeout(
-          fetch(qdrantUrl, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1500) })
+          fetch(qdrantReadyzUrl(qdrantUrl), { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1500) })
             .then((r) => r.ok)
             .catch(() => false),
         ),
diff --git a/test/unit/selfhost-qdrant-vectorize.test.ts b/test/unit/selfhost-qdrant-vectorize.test.ts
index bbfa0ec161..9b6a25467c 100644
--- a/test/unit/selfhost-qdrant-vectorize.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/selfhost-qdrant-vectorize.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
-import { createQdrantVectorize, initQdrantCollection } from "../../src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize";
+import { createQdrantVectorize, initQdrantCollection, qdrantReadyzUrl } from "../../src/selfhost/qdrant-vectorize";
 import { resetMetrics, renderMetrics } from "../../src/selfhost/metrics";
 
 const BASE = "http://qdrant:6333";
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ function mockFetch(status: number, body: unknown = {}) {
   return vi.fn(async () => new Response(JSON.stringify(body), { status }));
 }
 
+describe("qdrantReadyzUrl (#1482 regression)", () => {
+  it("points readiness probes at Qdrant's unauthenticated /readyz endpoint", () => {
+    expect(qdrantReadyzUrl(BASE)).toBe(`${BASE}/readyz`);
+    expect(qdrantReadyzUrl(`${BASE}/`)).toBe(`${BASE}/readyz`);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("initQdrantCollection (#1217)", () => {
   afterEach(() => { vi.restoreAllMocks(); resetMetrics(); });