diff --git a/custom_search_api/service.py b/custom_search_api/service.py
index 0d98f9d..001b989 100644
--- a/custom_search_api/service.py
+++ b/custom_search_api/service.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class CustomSearchService:
         }
         if extra_params:
             params.update(extra_params)
-
+        print(f"Making request to Google CSE with params: {params}")
         async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=self.timeout) as client:
             response = await client.get(GOOGLE_CSE_ENDPOINT, params=params)
             response.raise_for_status()
diff --git a/dev_backend/db_setup.py b/dev_backend/db_setup.py
index 4e2a3cc..4a3731b 100644
--- a/dev_backend/db_setup.py
+++ b/dev_backend/db_setup.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ DATABASE_URL = URL.create(
 
 
 async def get_qdrant_client()->AsyncGenerator[AsyncQdrantClient,None]:
-    # Replace with your Qdrant URL
-    client = AsyncQdrantClient(url="http://localhost:6333", timeout=60)
+    qdrant_url = os.getenv("QDRANT_URL", "http://localhost:6333")
+    client = AsyncQdrantClient(url=qdrant_url, timeout=60)
     try:
         yield client
     finally: