diff --git a/backend/config_loader.py b/backend/config_loader.py
index 4e5fcfa7..c8e461a0 100644
--- a/backend/config_loader.py
+++ b/backend/config_loader.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def load_config():
         load_dotenv(backend_env_path)
         log.info(f"ℹ️ Loaded local configuration from {backend_env_path}")
     else:
-        log.warning("⚠️ No .env config files found. Relying on system environment variables.")
+        log.info("ℹ️ [CONFIG] Using system environment variables (Docker/Server environment).")
 
 # Auto-run if imported
 load_config()
diff --git a/backend/entrypoint.sh b/backend/entrypoint.sh
index be54f58c..307fe9fe 100755
--- a/backend/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/backend/entrypoint.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ bash /app/scripts/init_data.sh
 # Fix permissions for mounted volumes (which might be root-owned by the host)
 echo "🐳 [Docker] Fixing volume permissions..."
 chown -R appuser:appuser "${DATA_DIR}" "${LOGS_DIR}"
+chmod -R 770 "${DATA_DIR}" "${LOGS_DIR}"
+
+# Verify logic: Ensure appuser can actually write before we hand off
+echo "🐳 [Docker] Verifying directory writability..."
+gosu appuser touch "${LOGS_DIR}/.startup_test" && rm "${LOGS_DIR}/.startup_test"
+gosu appuser touch "${DATA_DIR}/.startup_test" && rm "${DATA_DIR}/.startup_test"
 
 # Hand off to the application server as non-root user
 echo "🐳 [Docker] Starting uvicorn as appuser..."
diff --git a/backend/logger.py b/backend/logger.py
index 9866a5c4..981311da 100644
--- a/backend/logger.py
+++ b/backend/logger.py
@@ -27,26 +27,25 @@ def setup_logger():
         datefmt="%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S"
     )
 
-    # Console Handler
+    # File Handler (10MB max, keep 5 backups)
+    try:
+        file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
+            LOG_FILE_PATH, maxBytes=10*1024*1024, backupCount=5
+        )
+        file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
+        logger.addHandler(file_handler)
+        
+        # Special redirect for uvicorn logs to also go to file
+        logging.getLogger("uvicorn").addHandler(file_handler)
+        logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access").addHandler(file_handler)
+    except (PermissionError, IOError) as e:
+        logger.warning(f"⚠️ [LOGGING] Cannot write to log file at {LOG_FILE_PATH}: {e}")
+        logger.warning("⚠️ [LOGGING] Continuing with console-only output.")
+
+    # Console Handler (always registered)
     console_handler = logging.StreamHandler()
     console_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-    
-    # File Handler (10MB max, keep 5 backups)
-    file_handler = RotatingFileHandler(
-        LOG_FILE_PATH, maxBytes=10*1024*1024, backupCount=5
-    )
-    file_handler.setFormatter(formatter)
-
-    # Attach handlers
     logger.addHandler(console_handler)
-    logger.addHandler(file_handler)
-    
-    # Special redirect for uvicorn logs to also go to file
-    uvicorn_logger = logging.getLogger("uvicorn")
-    uvicorn_logger.addHandler(file_handler)
-    
-    uvicorn_access_logger = logging.getLogger("uvicorn.access")
-    uvicorn_access_logger.addHandler(file_handler)
 
     return logger
 
diff --git a/frontend/VERSION.json b/frontend/VERSION.json
index 6adf9670..3e5e877e 100644
--- a/frontend/VERSION.json
+++ b/frontend/VERSION.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
-  "version": "1.10.1",
-  "last_build": "2026-04-15-1741",
+  "version": "1.10.2",
+  "last_build": "2026-04-15-1754",
   "codename": "ModularAdmin",
-  "commit": "062df8cf"
+  "commit": "d9e592cc"
 }
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