diff --git a/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh b/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 555b6ec..344bde1 100644
--- a/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/wrapper/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -4,15 +4,16 @@ set -euo pipefail
 # --- ENV defaults (overridden by stack/Portainer) ---
 REPO_URL="${REPO_URL:-https://git.example.com/owner/shaiwatcher.git}"
 REPO_BRANCH="${REPO_BRANCH:-main}"
-SHAI_CONFIG="${SHAI_CONFIG:-/config/settings.conf}"
-SHAI_DATA="${SHAI_DATA:-/data/data.json}"
+
+# new names only; these are here just for echo and sanity
+DATA_FILE="${DATA_FILE:-/data/data.json}"
+PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH="${PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH:-/cache/pw-browsers}"
 
 echo "[Wrapper] Repo: $REPO_URL @ $REPO_BRANCH"
-echo "[Wrapper] SHAI_CONFIG: $SHAI_CONFIG"
-echo "[Wrapper] SHAI_DATA:   $SHAI_DATA"
+echo "[Wrapper] DATA_FILE: $DATA_FILE"
+echo "[Wrapper] PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH: $PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"
 
-mkdir -p "$(dirname "$SHAI_CONFIG")" /data /app/runtime
-touch "$SHAI_CONFIG"
+mkdir -p /data /app/runtime "$PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"
 
 # --- fetch repo to /app/runtime/repo ---
 if [ ! -d /app/runtime/repo/.git ]; then
@@ -26,31 +27,27 @@ fi
 
 cd /app/runtime/repo
 
-# --- Python deps ---
+# --- Python deps (from repo) ---
 if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then
   echo "[Wrapper] Installing requirements..."
   pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 fi
 
 # --- Playwright browsers (idempotent) ---
-export PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH="${PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH:-/cache/pw-browsers}"
-mkdir -p "$PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH"
-
 if python - <<'PY' >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 import importlib, sys
 sys.exit(0 if importlib.util.find_spec("playwright") else 1)
 PY
 then
-  # only install if chromium binary not found under the cache path
   if ! find "$PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH" -type f -path "*/chrome-linux/chrome" -print -quit | grep -q . ; then
     echo "[Wrapper] Preparing Playwright runtime in $PLAYWRIGHT_BROWSERS_PATH ..."
-    # if libs were not baked at build time, this helps (it is no-op if already satisfied)
     python -m playwright install-deps chromium || true
     python -m playwright install chromium
   fi
 fi
 
-export SHAI_CONFIG SHAI_DATA
+# ensure DATA_FILE propagates into the child
+export DATA_FILE
 
 echo "[Wrapper] Launching bot..."
-python -u bot.py
+exec python -u bot.py