diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6c452ba..b81ce24 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ Trash/
 src/version.h
 dev-config/
 db/
+copy_executable_local.sh
diff --git a/db/c_nostr_relay.db b/db/c_nostr_relay.db
index 119ced1..a42a536 100644
Binary files a/db/c_nostr_relay.db and b/db/c_nostr_relay.db differ
diff --git a/db/c_nostr_relay.db-shm b/db/c_nostr_relay.db-shm
deleted file mode 100644
index fe9ac28..0000000
Binary files a/db/c_nostr_relay.db-shm and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/db/c_nostr_relay.db-wal b/db/c_nostr_relay.db-wal
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/relay.pid b/relay.pid
index 3895e14..13e1251 100644
--- a/relay.pid
+++ b/relay.pid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-943745
+949770
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 18b59c6..e872ff8 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -577,12 +577,20 @@ const char* get_config_value(const char* key) {
         return NULL;
     }
     
-    // Priority 1: Database configuration (updated from file)
+    // Priority 1: Command line overrides via environment variables
+    if (strcmp(key, "relay_port") == 0) {
+        const char* port_override = getenv("C_RELAY_PORT_OVERRIDE");
+        if (port_override) {
+            return port_override;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    // Priority 2: Database configuration (updated from file)
     if (get_database_config(key, buffer, sizeof(buffer)) == 0) {
         return buffer;
     }
     
-    // Priority 2: Environment variables (fallback)
+    // Priority 3: Environment variables (fallback)
     const char* env_value = getenv(key);
     if (env_value) {
         return env_value;
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 7c07d54..a287d02 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -3113,12 +3113,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }
     
-    // Store database path override in configuration if specified
-    if (database_path_override) {
-        if (set_database_config("database_path", database_path_override, "command_line") != 0) {
-            log_warning("Failed to store database path override in configuration");
-        }
-    }
+    // Database path override is applied via environment variable - no need to store in config
+    // (storing database path in database creates circular dependency)
     
     // Initialize nostr library BEFORE configuration system
     // (required for Nostr event generation in config files)
@@ -3140,11 +3136,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     if (port != DEFAULT_PORT) {
         log_info("Applying port override from command line");
         printf("  Port: %d\n", port);
+        // Set environment variable for port override (runtime only, not persisted)
         char port_str[16];
         snprintf(port_str, sizeof(port_str), "%d", port);
-        if (set_database_config("relay_port", port_str, "command_line") != 0) {
-            log_warning("Failed to set port override in configuration");
-        }
+        setenv("C_RELAY_PORT_OVERRIDE", port_str, 1);
     }
     
     // Initialize NIP-11 relay information
diff --git a/test_check.db b/test_check.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93511fa
Binary files /dev/null and b/test_check.db differ