diff --git a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/config/firebase/FirebaseMessagingConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/config/firebase/FirebaseMessagingConfig.java
index 250558bb..ebb98b59 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/config/firebase/FirebaseMessagingConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/iemr/common/config/firebase/FirebaseMessagingConfig.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Base64;
 
@@ -29,16 +30,12 @@ public FirebaseMessaging firebaseMessaging() throws IOException {
             throw new IllegalStateException("Firebase is disabled");
         }
 
-        GoogleCredentials credentials;
-
-         if (!firebaseCredentialFile.isBlank()) {
-            credentials = GoogleCredentials.fromStream(
-                new ClassPathResource(firebaseCredentialFile).getInputStream()
-            );
-        } else {
-            throw new IllegalStateException("No Firebase credentials provided");
+        if (firebaseCredentialFile == null || firebaseCredentialFile.isBlank()) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("No Firebase credentials path provided");
         }
 
+        GoogleCredentials credentials = GoogleCredentials.fromStream(new FileInputStream(firebaseCredentialFile));
+
         FirebaseOptions options = FirebaseOptions.builder()
                 .setCredentials(credentials)
                 .build();
@@ -49,4 +46,5 @@ public FirebaseMessaging firebaseMessaging() throws IOException {
 
         return FirebaseMessaging.getInstance(firebaseApp);
     }
+
 }