diff --git a/loction_server/siro/connect.php b/loction_server/siro/connect.php
index e889777..fb2c884 100755
--- a/loction_server/siro/connect.php
+++ b/loction_server/siro/connect.php
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 // Load environment variables from .env file
-require_once realpath(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php');
+$autoloadPath = realpath(__DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php');
+if ($autoloadPath) {
+    require_once $autoloadPath;
+} else {
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['status' => 'failure', 'message' => 'Vendor autoload missing in location server. Please run composer install.']);
+    exit;
+}
 require_once __DIR__ . '/load_env.php';
 
 $env_file = file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../loction-keys/.env') 
diff --git a/payment_server/v2/main/connect.php b/payment_server/v2/main/connect.php
index b5874c9..3d333f3 100755
--- a/payment_server/v2/main/connect.php
+++ b/payment_server/v2/main/connect.php
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@
 $autoload = __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 if (file_exists($autoload)) {
     require_once $autoload;
+} else {
+    http_response_code(500);
+    echo json_encode(['status' => 'failure', 'message' => 'Vendor autoload missing. Please run composer install.']);
+    exit;
 }
 
 // 2. لا حاجة لتحميل .env يدوياً: Docker يحقن المتغيّرات عبر env_file