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config_env.py

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 def _load_dotenv_chain() -> None:
     # Load local .env first
-    load_dotenv()
+    load_dotenv(override=True)
 
     # Support shell-style source directives in .env, e.g. ". /data/conf/presence/core.conf"
     local_env = Path(".env")
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ def _load_dotenv_chain() -> None:
         if not source_path.is_absolute():
             source_path = (local_env.parent / source_path).resolve()
         if source_path.exists():
-            load_dotenv(dotenv_path=source_path, override=False)
+            load_dotenv(dotenv_path=source_path, override=True)
+
+    # Safety fallback for deployments that keep Keycloak vars in core.conf.
+    default_core_conf = Path("/data/conf/presence/core.conf")
+    if default_core_conf.exists():
+        load_dotenv(dotenv_path=default_core_conf, override=True)
 
 
 _load_dotenv_chain()