diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f884ea8..74f76ba 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
 --extra-index-url https://git.gansejunge.com/api/packages/notifier/pypi/simple/
-annotated-types==0.7.0
-anyio==4.11.0
+annotated-doc==0.0.5
+annotated-types==0.8.0
+anyio==4.15.1
 argon2-cffi==25.1.0
-argon2-cffi-bindings==25.1.0
-cffi==2.0.0
-click==8.3.0
-cryptography==46.0.2
-fastapi==0.118.0
-h11==0.16.0
-idna==3.10
-lib-db-module==0.2.0
-lib-secret-manager==0.2.0
-lib-uvicorn-config==0.2.0
-mysql-connector-python==9.4.0
-prometheus_client==0.23.1
-pycparser==2.23
-pydantic==2.12.0
-pydantic_core==2.41.1
-python-json-logger==4.0.0
-simple-logger-handler==0.1.0
-sniffio==1.3.1
-starlette==0.48.0
-typing-inspection==0.4.2
-typing_extensions==4.15.0
-uvicorn==0.37.0
+argon2-cffi-bindings==26.1.0
 certifi==2026.7.22
+cffi==2.1.1
+click==8.5.0
+cryptography==46.0.2
+fastapi==0.143.5
+h11==0.16.0
 httpcore==1.0.9
 httpx==0.28.1
+idna==3.20
+lib-db-module==0.3.0
+lib-secret-manager==0.3.1
+mysql-connector-python==9.4.0
+opentelemetry-api==1.45.1
+prometheus_client==0.26.0
+pycparser==3.11
+pydantic==2.14.1
+pydantic_core==2.50.1
+python-json-logger==4.2.0
+simple-logger-handler==0.2.1
+starlette==1.8.0
+typing-inspection==0.4.4
+typing_extensions==4.16.0
+uvicorn==0.54.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index b4f8856..f4854a0 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@ from starlette.exceptions import HTTPException as StarletteHTTPException
 
 from db_module import close_connection_pool, create_connection_pool, get_db, start_healthcheck_thread
 from metrics_server import REQUEST_COUNTER
-from secret_manager import cleanup_secret_files, return_credentials
+from secret_manager import cleanup_secret_files, get_secret
 from secret_manager.fernet_encryption import encrypt_token
 from simple_logger_handler import LOG_LEVEL, setup_logger
-from uvicorn_logger_config import LOGGING_CONFIG
 from validator import is_valid_platform, is_valid_token, verify_api_key
 
 logger = setup_logger(__name__)
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI):
 	"BACKEND_API_INTERNAL_URL",
 	"http://backend-api-internal.app-notifications.svc.cluster.local:8101",
 	)
-	api_key_backend_api = return_credentials("/etc/secrets/api_key")
+	api_key_backend_api = get_secret(os.getenv("BACKEND_API_KEY",""),"/etc/secrets/api_key")
 
 	try: 
 		logger.info("[FastAPI] Creating MySQL connection pool...")
@@ -259,15 +258,15 @@ async def pull_notifications(
 	return data
 
 async def start_servers():
-	logger.debug("[FastAPI] Starting servers...")
-	config_main = uvicorn.Config("main:api", host="0.0.0.0", port=8100, log_level=LOG_LEVEL.lower(), log_config=LOGGING_CONFIG)
-	config_metrics = uvicorn.Config("metrics_server:metrics_api", host="0.0.0.0", port=9000, log_level=LOG_LEVEL.lower(),log_config=LOGGING_CONFIG)
+	logger.info("[Server] Starting main API (port 8100) and metrics server (port 9000)...")
+	config_main = uvicorn.Config("main:api", host="0.0.0.0", port=8100, log_level=LOG_LEVEL.lower(), log_config=None)
+	config_metrics = uvicorn.Config("metrics_server:metrics_api", host="0.0.0.0", port=9000, log_level=LOG_LEVEL.lower(),log_config=None)
 
 	server_main = uvicorn.Server(config_main)
 	server_metrics = uvicorn.Server(config_metrics)
 
 	await asyncio.gather(server_main.serve(), server_metrics.serve())
-	logger.debug("[FastAPI] Servers started")
+	logger.info("[Server] Both servers have stopped.")
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	asyncio.run(start_servers())