diff --git a/api/ecosystem.config.json b/api/ecosystem.config.json
index add86b5ce..ee7ab00f0 100644
--- a/api/ecosystem.config.json
+++ b/api/ecosystem.config.json
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
     "apps": [
         {
             "name": "unraid-api",
-            "script": "npm",
-            "args": "start",
+            "script": "./dist/main.js",
             "cwd": "/usr/local/unraid-api",
             "log": "/var/log/unraid-api/unraid-api.log",
             "exec_mode": "fork",
             "wait_ready": true,
             "listen_timeout": 30000,
+            "max_restarts": 10,
+            "min_uptime": 10000,
             "ignore_watch": [
                 "node_modules",
                 "src",
@@ -17,4 +18,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/unraid-api/auth/api-key.service.spec.ts b/api/src/unraid-api/auth/api-key.service.spec.ts
index 1a2a44221..0c3b82c5e 100644
--- a/api/src/unraid-api/auth/api-key.service.spec.ts
+++ b/api/src/unraid-api/auth/api-key.service.spec.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ describe('ApiKeyService', () => {
         vi.mocked(ensureDir).mockResolvedValue();
 
         apiKeyService = new ApiKeyService();
-        await apiKeyService.initialize();
 
         vi.spyOn(apiKeyService as any, 'generateApiKey').mockReturnValue('test-api-key');
         vi.mock('uuid', () => ({
@@ -113,12 +112,8 @@ describe('ApiKeyService', () => {
 
     describe('initialization', () => {
         it('should ensure directory exists', async () => {
-            vi.mocked(ensureDir).mockResolvedValue();
             const service = new ApiKeyService();
-
-            await service.initialize();
-
-            expect(ensureDir).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockBasePath);
+            expect(ensureDirSync).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockBasePath);
         });
 
         it('should return correct paths', async () => {
diff --git a/api/src/unraid-api/main.ts b/api/src/unraid-api/main.ts
index 6832529bb..977bb4e68 100644
--- a/api/src/unraid-api/main.ts
+++ b/api/src/unraid-api/main.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ export async function bootstrapNestServer(): Promise<NestFastifyApplication> {
     // See https://pm2.keymetrics.io/docs/usage/signals-clean-restart/
     if (process.send) {
         process.send('ready');
+    } else {
+        console.log('Warning: process.send is unavailable. This will affect IPC communication with PM2.');
     }
     apiLogger.info('Nest Server is now listening');