diff --git a/internal/adapter/templates/templates/components/service/cmd/server/main.go.tmpl b/internal/adapter/templates/templates/components/service/cmd/server/main.go.tmpl
index 8195c85..1ef61c9 100644
--- a/internal/adapter/templates/templates/components/service/cmd/server/main.go.tmpl
+++ b/internal/adapter/templates/templates/components/service/cmd/server/main.go.tmpl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	emailpkg "{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/email"
 	"{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/notify"
 	"{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/queue"
+	pkgconfig "{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/config"
 	"{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/realtime"
 	"{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/storage"
 	"{{GO_MODULE}}/pkg/textgen"
@@ -58,6 +59,13 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	// Initialize viper with AutomaticEnv so Viper reads env vars injected by
+	// the platform (K8s secrets, envFrom). Must happen before any config reads.
+	pkgconfig.MustInit(pkgconfig.Options{
+		AppName:     "{{COMPONENT_NAME}}",
+		DefaultPort: {{PORT}},
+	})
+
 	// Load config
 	cfg := config.Load()