diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 514c703..15d346c 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -3,32 +3,35 @@ import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { FastifyAdapter, NestFastifyApplication } from '@nestjs/platform-fastify';
 import * as bitcoinjs from 'bitcoinjs-lib';
 import { useContainer } from 'class-validator';
-import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
+import { readFileSync, watch } from 'fs';
+import * as path from 'path';
 import * as ecc from 'tiny-secp256k1';
 
 import { AppModule } from './app.module';
 
 async function bootstrap() {
-
   if (process.env.API_PORT == null) {
     console.error('It appears your environment is not configured, create and populate an .env file.');
     return;
   }
 
-  let options = {};
-  const secure = process.env.API_SECURE?.toLowerCase() == 'true';
+  const secure = process.env.API_SECURE?.toLowerCase() === 'true';
+  const currentDirectory = process.cwd();
+  const keyPath = path.join(currentDirectory, 'secrets', 'key.pem');
+  const certPath = path.join(currentDirectory, 'secrets', 'cert.pem');
+
+  let options: any = {};
   if (secure) {
-    const currentDirectory = process.cwd();
     options = {
       https: {
-        key: readFileSync(`${currentDirectory}/secrets/key.pem`),
-        cert: readFileSync(`${currentDirectory}/secrets/cert.pem`),
+        key: readFileSync(keyPath),
+        cert: readFileSync(certPath),
       }
     };
   }
 
   const app = await NestFactory.create<NestFastifyApplication>(AppModule, new FastifyAdapter(options));
-  app.setGlobalPrefix('api')
+  app.setGlobalPrefix('api');
   app.useGlobalPipes(
     new ValidationPipe({
       transform: true,
@@ -51,13 +54,53 @@ async function bootstrap() {
   app.enableCors();
   useContainer(app.select(AppModule), { fallbackOnErrors: true });
 
-  //Taproot
+  // Taproot
   bitcoinjs.initEccLib(ecc);
 
   await app.listen(process.env.API_PORT, '0.0.0.0', (err, address) => {
+    if (err) {
+      console.error(err);
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
     console.log(`API listening on ${address}`);
   });
 
+  // --- Live-reload TLS certs/keys when they change on disk ---
+  if (secure) {
+    // Fastify's underlying Node https server
+    const server: any = app.getHttpServer();
+
+    // Guard: only HTTPS servers expose setSecureContext
+    if (typeof server?.setSecureContext === 'function') {
+      let reloadTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
+      const scheduleReload = () => {
+        if (reloadTimer) clearTimeout(reloadTimer);
+        // Debounce multiple fs events during a single write/replace
+        reloadTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+          try {
+            const key = readFileSync(keyPath);
+            const cert = readFileSync(certPath);
+            server.setSecureContext({ key, cert });
+            console.log(`[TLS] Reloaded certificate @ ${new Date().toISOString()}`);
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error('[TLS] Failed to reload certificate:', e);
+          }
+        }, 500);
+      };
+
+      // Watch both files; handle 'change' and 'rename' (rename often fired on atomic replace)
+      try {
+        watch(keyPath, { persistent: true }, scheduleReload);
+        watch(certPath, { persistent: true }, scheduleReload);
+        console.log('[TLS] Watching cert/key for changes');
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('[TLS] Failed to watch cert/key files:', e);
+      }
+    } else {
+      console.warn('[TLS] Dynamic cert reload not available (non-HTTPS server?)');
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 bootstrap();