https://github.com/vanylabs/fastappkit/blob/c877bde6449c517b0870b0fdd14ed270ce33e558/fastappkit/cli/templates/app/external/config.py.j2#L21 Change to something like ``` model_config = SettingsConfigDict( env_file=".env", env_file_encoding="utf-8", populate_by_name=True, extra="ignore", ) ``` --- Screenshot: <img width="866" height="717" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ebcba8bd-cee9-4c89-b710-dad0e641cfcc" />