diff --git a/backend/pricing-engine/src/db/connection.ts b/backend/pricing-engine/src/db/connection.ts
index 57b88528..4bcbd616 100644
--- a/backend/pricing-engine/src/db/connection.ts
+++ b/backend/pricing-engine/src/db/connection.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,26 @@ import dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 
-// Find the correct .env file (mimicking PHP bootstrap.php logic)
-const possibleEnvPaths = [
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../.env'), // backend/.env
-  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../.env'), // root/.env
-  process.env.HOME ? path.resolve(process.env.HOME, '.env') : '', // /home/user/.env
-].filter(Boolean);
+// مسارات ثابتة ومحددة بدقة لمنع الوقوع في فخاخ ملفات .env الوهمية
+const possibleEnvPaths: string[] = [
+  // مسار السيرفر الفعلي حسب الصورة
+  '/home/intaleqapp-jordan-siro/.env',
+  
+  // مسارات احتياطية للبيئة المحلية (جهاز الماك الخاص بك)
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../.env'),
+  path.resolve(__dirname, '../../../../.env')
+];
 
 let envLoaded = false;
 for (const envPath of possibleEnvPaths) {
   if (fs.existsSync(envPath)) {
+    // Basic check to ensure we don't load a dummy Docker env file
+    const content = fs.readFileSync(envPath, 'utf8');
+    if (content.includes('DB_HOST=db')) {
+      console.log(`Skipping trap file: ${envPath}`);
+      continue;
+    }
+    
     dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
     console.log(`Loaded environment from: ${envPath}`);
     envLoaded = true;
@@ -21,7 +31,7 @@ for (const envPath of possibleEnvPaths) {
 }
 
 if (!envLoaded) {
-  console.warn('⚠️ No .env file found. Falling back to default environment variables.');
+  console.warn('⚠️ No .env file found in the specified exact paths. Falling back to default environment variables.');
 }
 
 let mysqlPool: mysql.Pool | null = null;