diff --git a/backend/app/services/__pycache__/tts.cpython-313.pyc b/backend/app/services/__pycache__/tts.cpython-313.pyc
index 4d1c00b..9d38586 100644
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diff --git a/backend/app/services/tts.py b/backend/app/services/tts.py
index 377b7c5..b335ee5 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/tts.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/tts.py
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ logger = get_logger(__name__)
 
 class TTSService:
     def __init__(self):
-        # Initialize Google TTS
-        if settings.google_tts_credentials:
+        # Initialize Google TTS (uses GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS env var)
+        # The same GCP credentials used for GCS also work for TTS
+        try:
             self.google_client = texttospeech.TextToSpeechClient()
-        else:
-            logger.warning("Google TTS credentials not configured")
+            logger.info("Google TTS client initialized successfully")
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.warning(f"Google TTS credentials not configured: {e}")
             self.google_client = None
 
         # Check ElevenLabs availability