diff --git a/src/electron/main.ts b/src/electron/main.ts
index a95a611..c5688f2 100644
--- a/src/electron/main.ts
+++ b/src/electron/main.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ import { getCurrentApiConfig } from "./libs/claude-settings.js";
 import type { ClientEvent } from "./types.js";
 import "./libs/claude-settings.js";
 
+// Disable sandbox and GPU acceleration to fix initialization issues on macOS
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('no-sandbox');
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-gpu');
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-software-rasterizer');
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('in-process-gpu');
+app.commandLine.appendSwitch('disable-network-service');
+
 let cleanupComplete = false;
 let mainWindow: BrowserWindow | null = null;
 
diff --git a/src/electron/util.ts b/src/electron/util.ts
index 3978112..737819a 100644
--- a/src/electron/util.ts
+++ b/src/electron/util.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { ipcMain, WebContents, WebFrameMain } from "electron";
 import { getUIPath } from "./pathResolver.js";
 import { pathToFileURL } from "url";
-export const DEV_PORT = 5173;
+import { config } from 'dotenv';
+
+// Load environment variables from .env file
+config();
+
+export const DEV_PORT = process.env.PORT ? parseInt(process.env.PORT) : 10087;
 
 // Checks if you are in development mode
 export function isDev(): boolean {