diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 9185b3f..cf47a11 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,20 @@
-import 'dotenv/config';
+import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
+import * as path from 'path';
+
+// Load .env file from project root
+// When running from dist/, __dirname will be dist/, so we go up one level to find .env
+const envPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env');
+const result = dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
+
+if (result.error) {
+  console.warn(`⚠️  Warning: Could not load .env file from ${envPath}`);
+  console.warn(`   Error: ${result.error.message}`);
+  // Try loading from current directory as fallback
+  dotenv.config();
+} else {
+  console.log(`✅ Loaded .env file from: ${envPath}`);
+}
+
 import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 import { DocumentBuilder, SwaggerModule } from '@nestjs/swagger';
@@ -7,6 +23,14 @@ import { Logger } from '@nestjs/common';
 import cookieParser from 'cookie-parser';
 
 async function bootstrap() {
+  // Log env variables status (without exposing sensitive values)
+  const logger = new Logger('Bootstrap');
+  logger.log(`Environment: ${process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'}`);
+  logger.log(`R2 Endpoint: ${process.env.CLOUDFLARE_R2_ENDPOINT ? '✅ Set' : '❌ Missing'}`);
+  logger.log(`R2 Access Key: ${process.env.CLOUDFLARE_R2_ACCESS_KEY ? '✅ Set' : '❌ Missing'}`);
+  logger.log(`R2 Secret Key: ${process.env.CLOUDFLARE_R2_SECRET_KEY ? '✅ Set' : '❌ Missing'}`);
+  logger.log(`R2 Bucket: ${process.env.CLOUDFLARE_R2_BUCKET_NAME ? '✅ Set' : '❌ Missing'}`);
+  
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);
   app.use(cookieParser());
   app.useGlobalPipes(new ValidationPipe({ transform: true }));