diff --git a/.idea/workspace.xml b/.idea/workspace.xml
index eb8ad18..0874922 100644
--- a/.idea/workspace.xml
+++ b/.idea/workspace.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <option name="autoReloadType" value="SELECTIVE" />
   </component>
   <component name="ChangeListManager">
-    <list default="true" id="d7a71994-2699-4ae4-9fd2-ee13b7f33d35" name="Changes" comment="chore: Add missing &quot;.js&quot; extensions to imports and improve Node.js compatibility for dynamic schema loading" />
+    <list default="true" id="d7a71994-2699-4ae4-9fd2-ee13b7f33d35" name="Changes" comment="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace and fix Docker image tag in workflow" />
     <option name="SHOW_DIALOG" value="false" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_CONFLICTS" value="true" />
     <option name="HIGHLIGHT_NON_ACTIVE_CHANGELIST" value="false" />
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
       <option name="number" value="Default" />
       <option name="presentableId" value="Default" />
       <updated>1768273021451</updated>
-      <workItem from="1768273025985" duration="8686000" />
+      <workItem from="1768273025985" duration="8988000" />
     </task>
     <task id="LOCAL-00001" summary="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace settings and add GitHub Actions workflow for Docker deployment">
       <option name="closed" value="true" />
@@ -151,7 +151,15 @@
       <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
       <updated>1768311738008</updated>
     </task>
-    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="5" />
+    <task id="LOCAL-00005" summary="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace and fix Docker image tag in workflow">
+      <option name="closed" value="true" />
+      <created>1768312137448</created>
+      <option name="number" value="00005" />
+      <option name="presentableId" value="LOCAL-00005" />
+      <option name="project" value="LOCAL" />
+      <updated>1768312137448</updated>
+    </task>
+    <option name="localTasksCounter" value="6" />
     <servers />
   </component>
   <component name="TypeScriptGeneratedFilesManager">
@@ -174,6 +182,7 @@
     <MESSAGE value="refactor!: Update Node.js version to 24.12.0, enhance GraphQL schema structure, and improve dynamic schema loading logic" />
     <MESSAGE value="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace settings and add GitHub Actions workflow for Docker deployment" />
     <MESSAGE value="chore: Add missing &quot;.js&quot; extensions to imports and improve Node.js compatibility for dynamic schema loading" />
-    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="chore: Add missing &quot;.js&quot; extensions to imports and improve Node.js compatibility for dynamic schema loading" />
+    <MESSAGE value="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace and fix Docker image tag in workflow" />
+    <option name="LAST_COMMIT_MESSAGE" value="chore: Update IntelliJ workspace and fix Docker image tag in workflow" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index bd3fd7c..50bf386 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 import {startAPi} from "./api/start.js";
+import {logger} from "./logging/logger.js";
 
+// Determine and log the operation mode first:
+//  Controller and api share the same code base
+//  but may run independently
+
+if (process.env.DRY_RUN) {
+    logger.info("Dry run mode - exiting directly without starting anything")
+    process.exit(0)
+}
 startAPi()