diff --git a/apps/cli/src/commands/context.command.ts b/apps/cli/src/commands/context.command.ts
index 13e86c60..dc2f0fc7 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/commands/context.command.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/commands/context.command.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ export class ContextCommand extends Command {
 			if (!briefId) {
 				spinner.fail('Could not extract a brief ID from the provided input');
 				ui.displayError(
-					`Provide a valid brief ID or a Hamster brief URL, e.g. https://${process.env.TM_PUBLIC_BASE_DOMAIN}/home/hamster/briefs/<id>`
+					`Provide a valid brief ID or a Hamster brief URL, e.g. https://${process.env.TM_BASE_DOMAIN || process.env.TM_PUBLIC_BASE_DOMAIN}/home/hamster/briefs/<id>`
 				);
 				process.exit(1);
 			}
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/auth/credential-store.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/auth/credential-store.ts
index 1d4b2776..fa33ee37 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/auth/credential-store.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/auth/credential-store.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export class CredentialStore {
 	private config: AuthConfig;
 	// Clock skew tolerance for expiry checks (30 seconds)
 	private readonly CLOCK_SKEW_MS = 30_000;
+	// Track if we've already warned about missing expiration to avoid spam
+	private hasWarnedAboutMissingExpiration = false;
 
 	private constructor(config?: Partial<AuthConfig>) {
 		this.config = getAuthConfig(config);
@@ -84,7 +86,11 @@ export class CredentialStore {
 
 			// Validate expiration time for tokens
 			if (expiresAtMs === undefined) {
-				this.logger.warn('No valid expiration time provided for token');
+				// Only log this warning once to avoid spam during auth flows
+				if (!this.hasWarnedAboutMissingExpiration) {
+					this.logger.warn('No valid expiration time provided for token');
+					this.hasWarnedAboutMissingExpiration = true;
+				}
 				return null;
 			}
 
@@ -174,6 +180,9 @@ export class CredentialStore {
 				mode: 0o600
 			});
 			fs.renameSync(tempFile, this.config.configFile);
+
+			// Reset the warning flag so it can be shown again for future invalid tokens
+			this.hasWarnedAboutMissingExpiration = false;
 		} catch (error) {
 			throw new AuthenticationError(
 				`Failed to save auth credentials: ${(error as Error).message}`,
diff --git a/packages/tm-core/src/services/export.service.ts b/packages/tm-core/src/services/export.service.ts
index 90630ef1..94e3bfe6 100644
--- a/packages/tm-core/src/services/export.service.ts
+++ b/packages/tm-core/src/services/export.service.ts
@@ -358,11 +358,12 @@ export class ExportService {
 		tasks: any[]
 	): Promise<void> {
 		// Check if we should use the API endpoint or direct Supabase
-		const useAPIEndpoint = process.env.TM_PUBLIC_BASE_DOMAIN;
+		const apiEndpoint =
+			process.env.TM_BASE_DOMAIN || process.env.TM_PUBLIC_BASE_DOMAIN;
 
-		if (useAPIEndpoint) {
+		if (apiEndpoint) {
 			// Use the new bulk import API endpoint
-			const apiUrl = `${process.env.TM_PUBLIC_BASE_DOMAIN}/ai/api/v1/briefs/${briefId}/tasks`;
+			const apiUrl = `${apiEndpoint}/ai/api/v1/briefs/${briefId}/tasks`;
 
 			// Transform tasks to flat structure for API
 			const flatTasks = this.transformTasksForBulkImport(tasks);
diff --git a/scripts/dev.js b/scripts/dev.js
index dbf1895a..8902d390 100755
--- a/scripts/dev.js
+++ b/scripts/dev.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  */
 
 import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+
+// Load .env BEFORE any other imports to ensure env vars are available
 dotenv.config();
 
 // Add at the very beginning of the file
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ if (process.env.DEBUG === '1') {
 	console.error('DEBUG - dev.js received args:', process.argv.slice(2));
 }
 
-import { runCLI } from './modules/commands.js';
+// Use dynamic import to ensure dotenv.config() runs before module-level code executes
+const { runCLI } = await import('./modules/commands.js');
 
 // Run the CLI with the process arguments
 runCLI(process.argv);