diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 7a16f48..df3f589 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env ./node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs watch src/index.ts",
-    "start": "node --env-file-if-exists=.env ./node_modules/tsx/dist/cli.mjs src/index.ts",
+    "dev":   "tsx watch --env-file=.env src/index.ts",
     "build": "tsc",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit"
+    "start": "node --env-file=.env dist/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/node": "^25.9.1",
diff --git a/app/src/cloud-ingest.ts b/app/src/cloud-ingest.ts
index 764559c..120c53c 100644
--- a/app/src/cloud-ingest.ts
+++ b/app/src/cloud-ingest.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,15 @@
-const DEFAULT_CLOUD_INGEST_URL = 'http://localhost:3100/ingest'
+const DEFAULT_CLOUD_INGEST_URL = 'http://localhost:3101/ingest'
 
 export const cloudIngestUrl =
   process.env.CLOUD_INGEST_URL ?? DEFAULT_CLOUD_INGEST_URL
 
-function getHeaders(): Record<string, string> {
-  const headers: Record<string, string> = {
-    'content-type': 'application/json',
-  }
-
-  const apiKey = process.env.CLOUD_INGEST_API_KEY?.trim()
-  if (apiKey) {
-    headers['x-api-key'] = apiKey
-  }
-
-  return headers
-}
-
 export function postCloudIngest(body: unknown): Promise<Response> {
   return fetch(cloudIngestUrl, {
     method: 'POST',
-    headers: getHeaders(),
+    headers: {
+      'content-type': 'application/json',
+      'x-api-key': process.env.CLOUD_INGEST_API_KEY as string,
+    },
     body: JSON.stringify(body),
   })
 }