diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5b3514c..d48531c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ push:
 	docker push fossorial/newt:latest
 
 test:
-	docker run -it -p 3002:3002 -v ./config_example.json:/config/config.json --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=SYS_MODULE newt --config /config/config.json
+	docker run fossorial/newt:latest
 
 local: 
 	 CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o newt
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e514afc..3276332 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -248,16 +248,15 @@ func main() {
 	flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", getEnvWithDefault("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"), "Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	// Validate required fields
-	if endpoint == "" || id == "" || secret == "" {
-		logger.Fatal("endpoint, id, and secret are required either via CLI flags or environment variables")
-
-	}
-
 	logger.Init()
 	loggerLevel := parseLogLevel(logLevel)
 	logger.GetLogger().SetLevel(parseLogLevel(logLevel))
 
+	// Validate required fields
+	if endpoint == "" || id == "" || secret == "" {
+		logger.Fatal("endpoint, id, and secret are required either via CLI flags or environment variables")
+	}
+
 	privateKey, err = wgtypes.GeneratePrivateKey()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Fatal("Failed to generate private key: %v", err)