diff --git a/Program.cs b/Program.cs
index 89448ca..6f12c37 100644
--- a/Program.cs
+++ b/Program.cs
@@ -30,10 +30,22 @@ using System.Threading.RateLimiting;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Server.Kestrel.Core;
 using AspNetCore.DataProtection.MongoDb;
 
-// Disable StaticWebAssets for WSL compatibility (keeping this as it might still be needed for your mixed env)
+// Fix for WSL path issues - disable StaticWebAssets completely
+var options = new WebApplicationOptions
+{
+    Args = args,
+    ContentRootPath = Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(),
+    WebRootPath = Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "wwwroot")
+};
+
+// Disable StaticWebAssets for WSL compatibility
 Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("ASPNETCORE_HOSTINGSTARTUP__STATICWEBASSETS__ENABLED", "false");
 
-var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
+var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(options);
+
+// Add Docker Secrets as configuration source (for Swarm deployments)
+// Secrets override values from appsettings.json
+builder.Configuration.AddDockerSecrets();
 
 // Configure Serilog
 var loggerConfig = new LoggerConfiguration()