diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 2e0ffde..eb4c0d2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "mcphub-server"
-version = "3.0.3"
+version = "3.0.4"
 description = "AI-native management hub for WordPress, WooCommerce, and self-hosted services via Model Context Protocol (MCP)"
 authors = [
     {name = "MCP Hub", email = "contact@mcphub.dev"}
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 0a6f805..53d2db6 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ import warnings
 from datetime import UTC, datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from dotenv import find_dotenv, load_dotenv
 
-load_dotenv()  # Load .env from current working directory
+load_dotenv(find_dotenv(usecwd=True))  # Always search from CWD (needed for PyPI mcphub.exe)
 
 # Suppress noisy deprecation warning from websockets (transitive dependency)
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", category=DeprecationWarning, module="websockets")