diff --git a/webapp/config.php b/webapp/config.php
index 6bd9f51..67699cb 100644
--- a/webapp/config.php
+++ b/webapp/config.php
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ define('SESSION_TIMEOUT', 86400); // 24 hours
 
 // Admin emails (comma-separated list of emails that should have admin access)
 // Used with Cloudflare Access authentication
-define('ADMIN_EMAILS', getenv('ADMIN_EMAILS') ?: '');
+// If env var not available, fallback to hardcoded list
+define('ADMIN_EMAILS', getenv('ADMIN_EMAILS') ?: 'michael@purplecomputing.com,dn@purplecomputing.com,js@purplecomputing.com');
 
 // IP Registry configuration
 define('IPREGISTRY_API_KEY', getenv('IPREGISTRY_API_KEY') ?: '');