diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 652ad23..0bf970e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -161,5 +161,5 @@ jobs:
           npm install --omit=dev # Install only production dependencies
           # Use `startOrReload` with the ecosystem file. This is the standard, idempotent way to deploy.
           # It will START the process if it's not running, or RELOAD it if it is.
-          pm2 startOrReload ecosystem.config.js --env production
+          pm2 startOrReload ecosystem.config.cjs --env production
           echo "Backend server reloaded successfully."
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ecosystem.config.js b/ecosystem.config.cjs
similarity index 82%
rename from ecosystem.config.js
rename to ecosystem.config.cjs
index 3a0a84b..70e0d0c 100644
--- a/ecosystem.config.js
+++ b/ecosystem.config.cjs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-// ecosystem.config.js
+// ecosystem.config.cjs
 // This file is the standard way to configure applications for PM2.
 // It allows us to define all the settings for our application in one place.
+// The .cjs extension is required because the project's package.json has "type": "module".
 
 module.exports = {
   apps: [{
diff --git a/src/services/db/connection.ts b/src/services/db/connection.ts
index 0751864..ce1a906 100644
--- a/src/services/db/connection.ts
+++ b/src/services/db/connection.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ const createPool = (): Pool => {
   logger.info(`  Database: ${process.env.DB_DATABASE}`);
   logger.info('----------------------------------------------------');
 
-  return new Pool({
+  const newPool = new Pool({
     user: process.env.DB_USER || 'postgres',
     host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
     database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'flyer-crawler',
     password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || 'your_db_password',
     port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT || '5432', 10),
   });
+  logger.info(`Database connection pool created for host: ${process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost'}`);
+  return newPool;
 };
 
 /**