diff --git a/netinfra/mdns/hap-bridge.py b/netinfra/mdns/hap-bridge.py
index 2563e23..ee995a9 100644
--- a/netinfra/mdns/hap-bridge.py
+++ b/netinfra/mdns/hap-bridge.py
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ Design notes:
 """
 
 import json
+import os
 import logging
 import socket
 import struct
 import threading
 import time
 
-CONFIG_PATH = "/usr/local/etc/hap-bridge.conf"
+CONFIG_PATH = os.environ.get("CONFIG_PATH", "/usr/local/etc/hap-bridge.conf")
 MDNS_GROUP = "224.0.0.251"
 MDNS_PORT = 5353
 REFRESH_INTERVAL = 60
@@ -60,6 +61,24 @@ def encode_name(name):
     return out + b"\x00"
 
 
+def decode_rr_header(data, off):
+    """Return (rtype, rclass, ttl, rdata_len) for the RR header at offset."""
+    return struct.unpack(">HHIH", data[off:off + 10])
+
+
+def merge_records(prev_recs, new_recs):
+    """Union record sets by (name, type); new records replace same-key old ones.
+
+    Devices often answer a multi-question probe with partial record sets
+    (ecobee returns only the PTR, #619); accumulate across probes so a thin
+    response never discards previously learned SRV/TXT/A records.
+    """
+    merged = {(r["name"], r["type"]): r for r in prev_recs}
+    for r in new_recs:
+        merged[(r["name"], r["type"])] = r
+    return list(merged.values())
+
+
 def probe_device(ip, timeout=2.0):
     """Return normalized records from a device's mDNS response."""
     qname = encode_name(SERVICE)
@@ -83,7 +102,7 @@ def probe_device(ip, timeout=2.0):
             records = []
             for _ in range(an + ns):
                 name, name_end = read_name(data, off)
-                rtype, _rclass, ttl, rlen = struct.unpack(">HHIH", data[name_end:name_end + 10])
+                rtype, _rclass, ttl, rlen = decode_rr_header(data, name_end)
                 rec = {"name": name, "type": rtype, "ttl": min(ttl, 4500)}
                 if rtype == 12:  # PTR
                     rec["ptr_target"] = read_name(data, name_end + 10)[0]
@@ -147,7 +166,7 @@ def main():
             recs = probe_device(ip)
             with lock:
                 if recs:
-                    state[ip] = recs
+                    state[ip] = merge_records(state.get(ip, []), recs)
             log.info("probe %s: %s", ip, f"{len(recs)} records" if recs else "no response")
 
     def replay():
diff --git a/netinfra/mdns/test_hap_bridge.py b/netinfra/mdns/test_hap_bridge.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30d8b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netinfra/mdns/test_hap_bridge.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Unit tests for hap-bridge record handling. [#619]
+
+Run: python3 -m unittest discover -s netinfra/mdns -p 'test_*.py'
+"""
+
+import importlib.util
+import os
+import unittest
+
+_SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+    "hap_bridge", os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "hap-bridge.py")
+)
+hap_bridge = importlib.util.module_from_spec(_SPEC)
+_SPEC.loader.exec_module(hap_bridge)
+
+PTR = {"name": "_hap._tcp.local", "type": 12, "ttl": 4500, "ptr_target": "dev1._hap._tcp.local"}
+SRV_OLD = {"name": "dev1._hap._tcp.local", "type": 33, "ttl": 120, "srv_prio": 0,
+           "srv_weight": 0, "srv_port": 8080, "srv_target": "dev1.local"}
+SRV_NEW = {"name": "dev1._hap._tcp.local", "type": 33, "ttl": 120, "srv_prio": 0,
+           "srv_weight": 0, "srv_port": 8081, "srv_target": "dev1.local"}
+TXT = {"name": "dev1._hap._tcp.local", "type": 16, "ttl": 4500, "rdata_hex": "0141"}
+
+
+class TestMergeRecords(unittest.TestCase):
+    def keyset(self, recs):
+        return {(r["name"], r["type"]): r for r in recs}
+
+    def test_empty_prev_starts_fresh(self):
+        merged = hap_bridge.merge_records([], [PTR, SRV_OLD, TXT])
+        self.assertEqual(len(merged), 3)
+        self.assertEqual(self.keyset(merged)[(PTR["name"], 12)], PTR)
+
+    def test_same_key_replaces(self):
+        merged = hap_bridge.merge_records([PTR, SRV_OLD], [SRV_NEW])
+        by_key = self.keyset(merged)
+        self.assertEqual(by_key[(SRV_NEW["name"], 33)]["srv_port"], 8081)
+        self.assertEqual(by_key[(PTR["name"], 12)], PTR)
+
+    def test_new_keys_union_in(self):
+        merged = hap_bridge.merge_records([PTR], [SRV_NEW, TXT])
+        self.assertEqual(len(merged), 3)
+
+    def test_empty_new_keeps_prev(self):
+        merged = hap_bridge.merge_records([PTR, SRV_OLD], [])
+        self.assertEqual(len(merged), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(self.keyset(merged)[(SRV_OLD["name"], 33)]["srv_port"], 8080)
+
+
+class TestWireRoundTrip(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_ptr_record_encodes_without_compression(self):
+        wire = hap_bridge.encode_record(PTR)
+        name, off = hap_bridge.read_name(wire, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(name, "_hap._tcp.local")
+        rtype, rclass, ttl, rlen = hap_bridge.decode_rr_header(wire, off)
+        self.assertEqual((rtype, rclass, rlen), (12, 1, len(hap_bridge.encode_name(PTR["ptr_target"]))))
+        self.assertEqual(ttl, 4500)
+        self.assertNotIn(b"\xc0", wire)  # no compression pointers in replay
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()