diff --git a/company-explorer/backend/config.py b/company-explorer/backend/config.py
index fbef82ad..d78f842d 100644
--- a/company-explorer/backend/config.py
+++ b/company-explorer/backend/config.py
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ except ImportError:
         APP_NAME = "Company Explorer"
         VERSION = "0.7.3"
         DEBUG = True
-        DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:////data/companies_v3_fixed_2.db" # FINAL CORRECT PATH
+        # HARDCODED PATH TO FORCE CONSISTENCY
+        DATABASE_URL = "sqlite:////data/companies_v3_fixed_2.db" 
         GEMINI_API_KEY = os.getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY")
         OPENAI_API_KEY = os.getenv("OPENAI_API_KEY")
         SERP_API_KEY = os.getenv("SERP_API_KEY")
diff --git a/connector-superoffice/queue_manager.py b/connector-superoffice/queue_manager.py
index af86b8b1..807ffd36 100644
--- a/connector-superoffice/queue_manager.py
+++ b/connector-superoffice/queue_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import json
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 import os
 
-DB_PATH = os.getenv("DB_PATH", "/data/connector_queue.db")
+# HARDCODED PATH TO FORCE CONSISTENCY
+DB_PATH = "/data/connector_queue.db"
 
 class JobQueue:
     def __init__(self):