diff --git a/reports-app/telegram-bot/app/main.py b/reports-app/telegram-bot/app/main.py
index 0d9130a..4467546 100644
--- a/reports-app/telegram-bot/app/main.py
+++ b/reports-app/telegram-bot/app/main.py
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import uvicorn
 from threading import Thread
 
+# ============================================================================
+# LOAD ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES FIRST - BEFORE ANY APP IMPORTS
+# ============================================================================
+# This ensures all modules can access environment variables at import time
+env_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / '.env'
+load_dotenv(env_path)
+
 # Telegram imports
 from telegram.ext import (
     Application,
@@ -61,13 +68,9 @@ logging.basicConfig(
 )
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-# Load environment variables
-env_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent / '.env'
-load_dotenv(env_path)
-
-# Environment variables
+# Environment variables (already loaded above)
 TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN')
-BACKEND_URL = os.getenv('BACKEND_URL', 'http://localhost:8001')
+BACKEND_URL = os.getenv('BACKEND_URL', 'http://localhost:8000')
 INTERNAL_API_PORT = int(os.getenv('INTERNAL_API_PORT', '8002'))