diff --git a/timeline-gateway-service/pom.xml b/timeline-gateway-service/pom.xml
index 8d317f3..e4a5b67 100644
--- a/timeline-gateway-service/pom.xml
+++ b/timeline-gateway-service/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
+        <!-- Spring Cloud Bootstrap - Required for bootstrap.properties loading -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-bootstrap</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <!-- Spring Cloud Gateway -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
diff --git a/timeline-gateway-service/src/main/resources/bootstrap.properties b/timeline-gateway-service/src/main/resources/bootstrap.properties
index 8adb8db..14a7347 100644
--- a/timeline-gateway-service/src/main/resources/bootstrap.properties
+++ b/timeline-gateway-service/src/main/resources/bootstrap.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-spring.config.import=nacos:
-spring.cloud.nacos.config.import-check.enabled=false
+spring.config.import=optional:nacos:
 spring.cloud.nacos.discovery.server-addr=host.docker.internal:8848
 spring.cloud.nacos.config.enabled=false
 spring.cloud.nacos.discovery.namespace=public