diff --git a/cli/operations/server/config.go b/cli/operations/server/config.go
index 677e9178b..f1408aa70 100644
--- a/cli/operations/server/config.go
+++ b/cli/operations/server/config.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func backfillURLs(config *types.Config) error {
 		config.URL.UI = baseURL.String()
 	}
 	if config.URL.Registry == "" {
-		config.URL.Registry = baseURL.String()
+		config.URL.Registry = combineToRawURL(scheme, "host.docker.internal", port, "")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/base.go b/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/base.go
index 6a59a371b..62822c2ed 100644
--- a/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/base.go
+++ b/registry/app/api/controller/metadata/base.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/harness/gitness/app/paths"
 	api "github.com/harness/gitness/registry/app/api/openapi/contracts/artifact"
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func getManifestConfig(
 	driver storagedriver.StorageDriver,
 ) (*manifestConfig, error) {
 	var config manifestConfig
-	path, err := storage.PathFn(rootRef, digest)
+	path, err := storage.PathFn(strings.ToLower(rootRef), digest)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get path: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/registry/app/remote/adapter/dockerhub/adapter.go b/registry/app/remote/adapter/dockerhub/adapter.go
index 8acccbab0..35cc492fa 100644
--- a/registry/app/remote/adapter/dockerhub/adapter.go
+++ b/registry/app/remote/adapter/dockerhub/adapter.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ func init() {
 		log.Error().Stack().Err(err).Msgf("Register adapter factory for %s", adapterType)
 		return
 	}
-	log.Info().Msgf("Factory for adapter %s registered", adapterType)
 }
 
 func newAdapter(
diff --git a/types/config.go b/types/config.go
index 419b90cb4..d14d8aed9 100644
--- a/types/config.go
+++ b/types/config.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ type Config struct {
 		Container string `envconfig:"GITNESS_URL_CONTAINER"`
 
 		// Registry is used as a base to generate external facing URLs.
-		// Value is derived from Base unless explicitly specified (e.g. http://localhost:3000).
+		// Value is derived from HTTP.Server unless explicitly specified (e.g. http://host.docker.internal:3000).
 		Registry string `envconfig:"GITNESS_REGISTRY_URL"`
 	}