diff --git a/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/LoggingService.ts b/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/LoggingService.ts
index 16617368..fcafc7ce 100644
--- a/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/LoggingService.ts
+++ b/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/LoggingService.ts
@@ -90,7 +90,9 @@ export class LoggingService {
             secretKey: process.env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY
           });
 
-          this.ensureBucketExists();
+          this.ensureBucketExists().catch(error => {
+            console.warn('MinIO bucket initialization failed:', error.message);
+          });
         } else {
             console.warn('Minio configuration not found. Logs will only be stored locally and in console.');
         }
@@ -105,7 +107,9 @@ export class LoggingService {
             secretKey: process.env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY || 'serpentrace123!'
           });
 
-          this.ensureBucketExists();
+          this.ensureBucketExists().catch(error => {
+            console.warn('MinIO bucket initialization failed:', error.message);
+          });
         } else {
           console.log('Development mode: MinIO disabled. Set ENABLE_MINIO=true to enable MinIO logging.');
           this.minioClient = null;
diff --git a/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/WebSocketService.ts b/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/WebSocketService.ts
index 5ef871f1..0ef9036e 100644
--- a/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/WebSocketService.ts
+++ b/SerpentRace_Backend/src/Application/Services/WebSocketService.ts
@@ -110,8 +110,10 @@ export class WebSocketService {
         this.maxMessagesPerUser = parseInt(process.env.CHAT_MAX_MESSAGES_PER_USER || '100');
         this.messageCleanupWeeks = parseInt(process.env.CHAT_MESSAGE_CLEANUP_WEEKS || '4');
 
-        // Initialize Redis connection
-        this.initializeRedis();
+        // Initialize Redis connection (handle async without await in constructor)
+        this.initializeRedis().catch(error => {
+            logError('Redis initialization failed in WebSocketService constructor', error as Error);
+        });
         
         this.setupSocketHandlers();
         this.setupArchivingScheduler();
diff --git a/serpentRaceDocker.tar b/serpentRaceDocker.tar
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3089737d
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