diff --git a/backend/app/core/config.py b/backend/app/core/config.py
index 1c8f4b3..34af9a2 100644
--- a/backend/app/core/config.py
+++ b/backend/app/core/config.py
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ class Settings(BaseSettings):
     access_token_expire_minutes: int = 1440  # 24h
 
 
-settings = Settings()
+settings = Settings()  # type: ignore[call-arg]  # pydantic-settings loads secret_key from env