diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4f95b12..b8bcff2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-# Base image
 FROM ubuntu:22.04
 
-# Install system dependencies
+# Install dependencies
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
     python3 \
     python3-pip \
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
 # Set working directory
 WORKDIR /app
 
-# Clone whisper.cpp and compile
+# Clone and build whisper.cpp
 RUN git clone https://github.com/ggerganov/whisper.cpp.git && \
     cd whisper.cpp && \
     make
@@ -35,12 +34,13 @@ COPY app.py .
 # Create uploads directory
 RUN mkdir -p uploads
 
-# Environment variables (adjust paths if needed)
+# Correct paths (critical fix!)
 ENV WHISPER_CPP_PATH="/app/whisper.cpp/main"
 ENV MODEL_PATH="/app/whisper.cpp/models/ggml-small.en.bin"
 
-# Expose Flask port
-EXPOSE 4002
+# Verify the binary exists (debugging step)
+RUN ls -lh /app/whisper.cpp/main && \
+    ls -lh /app/whisper.cpp/models/ggml-small.en.bin
 
-# Run the API
+EXPOSE 5000
 CMD ["python3", "app.py"]
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 3959378..fe56f2b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
-from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 import os
+from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
 import subprocess
-from werkzeug.utils import secure_filename
 
 app = Flask(__name__)
 
-# Configure upload folder (adjust as needed)
-UPLOAD_FOLDER = "./uploads"
-os.makedirs(UPLOAD_FOLDER, exist_ok=True)
-app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = UPLOAD_FOLDER
-
-# Path to whisper.cpp executable & model (update paths as needed)
-WHISPER_CPP_PATH = "./whisper.cpp/main"  # Path to compiled whisper.cpp binary
-MODEL_PATH = "./whisper.cpp/models/ggml-small.en.bin"  # Path to model
+# Use environment variables (set in Dockerfile)
+WHISPER_CPP_PATH = os.getenv("WHISPER_CPP_PATH", "/app/whisper.cpp/main")  # Absolute path
+MODEL_PATH = os.getenv("MODEL_PATH", "/app/whisper.cpp/models/ggml-small.en.bin")  # Absolute path
 
 @app.route('/transcribe', methods=['POST'])
 def transcribe_audio():
@@ -23,37 +17,43 @@ def transcribe_audio():
     if audio_file.filename == '':
         return jsonify({"error": "Empty filename"}), 400
 
-    # Save the uploaded file
-    filename = secure_filename(audio_file.filename)
-    filepath = os.path.join(app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'], filename)
-    audio_file.save(filepath)
+    # Save to a temporary file
+    tmp_path = "/tmp/audio_upload.wav"
+    audio_file.save(tmp_path)
 
     try:
-        # Run whisper.cpp to transcribe
-        command = [
-            WHISPER_CPP_PATH,
-            "-m", MODEL_PATH,
-            "-f", filepath,
-            "--output-txt"  # Output as text
-        ]
-        result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True)
+        # Run whisper.cpp (absolute paths)
+        result = subprocess.run(
+            [
+                WHISPER_CPP_PATH,
+                "-m", MODEL_PATH,
+                "-f", tmp_path,
+                "--output-txt"
+            ],
+            capture_output=True,
+            text=True
+        )
 
         if result.returncode != 0:
-            return jsonify({"error": "Transcription failed", "details": result.stderr}), 500
+            return jsonify({
+                "error": "Transcription failed",
+                "details": result.stderr
+            }), 500
 
-        # Read the transcription
-        output_txt = filepath + ".txt"
-        with open(output_txt, 'r') as f:
+        # Read output
+        with open(tmp_path + ".txt", 'r') as f:
             transcription = f.read()
 
-        # Clean up files
-        os.remove(filepath)
-        os.remove(output_txt)
-
         return jsonify({"text": transcription.strip()})
 
     except Exception as e:
         return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+    finally:
+        # Clean up
+        if os.path.exists(tmp_path):
+            os.remove(tmp_path)
+        if os.path.exists(tmp_path + ".txt"):
+            os.remove(tmp_path + ".txt")
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=4002, debug=True)
+    app.run(host='0.0.0.0', port=5000)