diff --git a/backend/auth/syria/uploadImage.php b/backend/auth/syria/uploadImage.php
index c094a5b..6fac716 100644
--- a/backend/auth/syria/uploadImage.php
+++ b/backend/auth/syria/uploadImage.php
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 // يخزّنها في مجلدات حسب الدولة: auth/uploads/{country}/
 // ============================================================
 
-require_once __DIR__ . '/../../connect.php';
+// ملاحظة: نستخدم bootstrap.php مباشرة (بدون connect.php) لأن JWT
+// registration (token_type: registration) لا يملك صلاحية connect.php
+require_once __DIR__ . '/../../core/bootstrap.php';
+$con = Database::get('main');
 
 uploadLog("🚀 [uploadImage.php] Document upload started.");