diff --git a/civicfix/civicfix/__pycache__/settings.cpython-313.pyc b/civicfix/civicfix/__pycache__/settings.cpython-313.pyc
index 8938287..39c4b0a 100644
Binary files a/civicfix/civicfix/__pycache__/settings.cpython-313.pyc and b/civicfix/civicfix/__pycache__/settings.cpython-313.pyc differ
diff --git a/civicfix/civicfix/settings.py b/civicfix/civicfix/settings.py
index 6d0b492..29c0a0f 100644
--- a/civicfix/civicfix/settings.py
+++ b/civicfix/civicfix/settings.py
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     'django.contrib.humanize',
     'django.contrib.sessions',
     'django.contrib.messages',
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-
-    # Third-party
     'cloudinary',
     'cloudinary_storage',
+    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
     'whitenoise.runserver_nostatic',
-
-    # Local apps
     'core.apps.CoreConfig',
 ]
 
+CLOUDINARY_STORAGE = {
+    'CLOUD_NAME': os.getenv('CLOUD_NAME'),
+    'API_KEY': os.getenv('API_KEY'),
+    'API_SECRET': os.getenv('API_SECRET'),
+}
+
 AUTH_USER_MODEL = 'core.User'
 
 MIDDLEWARE = [
@@ -95,9 +97,6 @@ STATIC_URL = "/static/"
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "staticfiles"
 STATICFILES_STORAGE = "whitenoise.storage.CompressedManifestStaticFilesStorage"
 
-# Media (Cloudinary + fallback local)
-MEDIA_URL = "/media/"
-MEDIA_ROOT = BASE_DIR / "media"   # Used locally if Cloudinary creds not set
 
 cloudinary.config( 
     cloud_name=os.getenv("CLOUD_NAME"),