diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index bd97eff..c82eedd 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 # Initialize configuration and secrets management
 init_config(app)
 init_secrets(app)
-init_session_manager(app)
 
 # Configure CORS with security best practices
 cors_config = {
@@ -108,6 +107,9 @@ except Exception as e:
 
 app.config['UPLOAD_FOLDER'] = upload_folder
 
+# Initialize session management after upload folder is configured
+init_session_manager(app)
+
 # TTS configuration is already loaded from config.py
 # Warn if TTS API key is not set
 if not app.config.get('TTS_API_KEY'):