diff --git a/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php b/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
index ff761c1..8baa271 100644
--- a/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
+++ b/backend/app/Controllers/TestController.php
@@ -16,23 +16,30 @@ class TestController
      */
     public function testNabeh(Request $request, Response $response): void
     {
+        $loadedEnvPath = defined('LOADED_ENV_PATH') ? LOADED_ENV_PATH : 'Undefined';
+
         $results = [
-            'timestamp' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'timestamp'       => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
+            'loaded_env_file' => $loadedEnvPath,
             'env_check' => [
-                'NABEH_AUTH_URL' => getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL') ? '✅ Configured (' . getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL') . ')' : '❌ Missing',
-                'NABEH_SEND_URL' => getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL') ? '✅ Configured (' . getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL') . ')' : '❌ Missing',
-                'NABEH_EMAIL'    => getenv('NABEH_EMAIL') ? '✅ Configured (' . substr((string)getenv('NABEH_EMAIL'), 0, 3) . '***)' : '❌ Missing',
+                'REDIS_HOST'     => getenv('REDIS_HOST') ?: '❌ Not Set',
+                'REDIS_PORT'     => getenv('REDIS_PORT') ?: '❌ Not Set',
+                'NABEH_AUTH_URL' => getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL') ? '✅ ' . getenv('NABEH_AUTH_URL') : '❌ Missing',
+                'NABEH_SEND_URL' => getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL') ? '✅ ' . getenv('NABEH_SEND_URL') : '❌ Missing',
+                'NABEH_EMAIL'    => getenv('NABEH_EMAIL') ? '✅ ' . substr((string)getenv('NABEH_EMAIL'), 0, 4) . '***' : '❌ Missing',
                 'NABEH_PASSWORD' => getenv('NABEH_PASSWORD') ? '✅ Configured (••••••)' : '❌ Missing',
             ],
             'redis_check' => [
-                'connected' => false,
+                'target_host'        => getenv('REDIS_HOST'),
+                'target_port'        => getenv('REDIS_PORT'),
+                'connected'          => false,
                 'cached_token_found' => false,
-                'token_sample' => null
+                'token_sample'       => null
             ],
             'nabeh_auth' => [
-                'success' => false,
+                'success'        => false,
                 'token_acquired' => false,
-                'error' => null
+                'error'          => null
             ],
             'live_otp_test' => null
         ];
@@ -116,8 +123,11 @@ class TestController
      */
     public function testSystem(Request $request, Response $response): void
     {
+        $loadedEnvPath = defined('LOADED_ENV_PATH') ? LOADED_ENV_PATH : 'Undefined';
+
         $data = [
             'status' => 'healthy',
+            'loaded_env_file' => $loadedEnvPath,
             'app' => [
                 'name'    => getenv('APP_NAME') ?: 'Saqel',
                 'url'     => getenv('APP_URL') ?: 'Not Set',
diff --git a/backend/app/bootstrap.php b/backend/app/bootstrap.php
index 78e43b1..57d633f 100644
--- a/backend/app/bootstrap.php
+++ b/backend/app/bootstrap.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Handles PSR-4 Autoloading, security settings, and strict error handling.
  */
 
-// Define absolute path to application root
+// Define absolute path to application root (saqel/backend)
 define('APP_ROOT', dirname(__DIR__));
 
 // 1. PSR-4 Autoloader
@@ -28,28 +28,36 @@ spl_autoload_register(function ($class) {
 // 2. Load Environment Variables (Checks local and production server locations)
 try {
     $candidatePaths = [
-        APP_ROOT . '/.env',
-        APP_ROOT . '/../.env',
-        APP_ROOT . '/docker/.env',
+        APP_ROOT . '/.env',                                             // saqel/backend/.env
+        APP_ROOT . '/../.env',                                          // saqel/.env
+        APP_ROOT . '/../../.env',                                       // htdocs/saqel.intaleqapp.com/.env
+        '/home/intaleqapp-saqel/htdocs/saqel.intaleqapp.com/saqel/.env',
+        '/home/intaleqapp-saqel/htdocs/saqel.intaleqapp.com/.env',
         '/home/intaleqapp-saqel/.env',
         '/home/saqel/.env',
+        APP_ROOT . '/docker/.env',
     ];
 
     $env_file = null;
     foreach ($candidatePaths as $path) {
-        if (file_exists($path)) {
-            $env_file = $path;
+        if (file_exists($path) && is_readable($path) && filesize($path) > 10) {
+            $env_file = realpath($path) ?: $path;
             break;
         }
     }
 
     if ($env_file) {
+        define('LOADED_ENV_PATH', $env_file);
         \App\Core\Env::load($env_file);
     } else {
-        error_log("⚠️ [Env Warning] No .env file found in candidate paths. Expecting variables from server environment.");
+        define('LOADED_ENV_PATH', 'NONE_FOUND');
+        error_log("⚠️ [Env Warning] No valid .env file found in candidate paths. Expecting variables from server environment.");
     }
 } catch (\Exception $e) {
     error_log('Env Load Error: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    if (!defined('LOADED_ENV_PATH')) {
+        define('LOADED_ENV_PATH', 'ERROR: ' . $e->getMessage());
+    }
 }
 
 // 3. Configure Error Reporting based on environment