diff --git a/app/db/session.py b/app/db/session.py
index ab0f912..76d8a50 100644
--- a/app/db/session.py
+++ b/app/db/session.py
@@ -9,8 +9,19 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from app.core.config import settings, DB_DIR
 
 # Define database filepath - use DB_DIR from config
-db_file = DB_DIR / "db.sqlite"
-print(f"Database file path: {db_file}")
+try:
+    db_file = DB_DIR / "db.sqlite"
+    print(f"Database file path: {db_file}")
+except Exception as e:
+    # Fallback to a default path if there's an issue with DB_DIR
+    import os
+    from pathlib import Path
+
+    fallback_dir = Path("/app/storage/db")
+    os.makedirs(fallback_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    db_file = fallback_dir / "db.sqlite"
+    print(f"Using fallback database path due to error: {e}")
+    print(f"Fallback database file path: {db_file}")
 
 # Ensure database directory exists with proper permissions
 try:
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 3b0aed4..4895ec5 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -306,3 +306,18 @@ def test_db_connection():
             "message": str(e),
             "traceback": traceback.format_exc(),
         }
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import uvicorn
+
+    # Configure uvicorn server with appropriate settings
+    uvicorn.run(
+        "main:app",
+        host="0.0.0.0",  # Listen on all available network interfaces
+        port=8001,  # Default port used by app-8001
+        reload=False,  # Disable auto-reload for production
+        workers=1,  # Number of worker processes
+        log_level="info",
+        access_log=True,
+    )