diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index a6127a3..b54a6a9 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ MONITORING_ENABLED=true
 MONITORING_INTERVAL_HOURS=24
 
 # Directory to store schema cache (persisted between restarts)
-SCHEMA_CACHE_DIR=/app/data/schemas
+# Default: ./data/schemas (local dev) or /app/data/schemas (Docker)
+SCHEMA_CACHE_DIR=./data/schemas
 
 # =============================================================================
 # Logging Configuration
diff --git a/src/geoguessr_mcp/config.py b/src/geoguessr_mcp/config.py
index 203185d..6e94d18 100644
--- a/src/geoguessr_mcp/config.py
+++ b/src/geoguessr_mcp/config.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Settings:
         default_factory=lambda: int(os.getenv("MONITORING_INTERVAL_HOURS", "24"))
     )
     SCHEMA_CACHE_DIR: str = field(
-        default_factory=lambda: os.getenv("SCHEMA_CACHE_DIR", "/app/data/schemas")
+        default_factory=lambda: os.getenv("SCHEMA_CACHE_DIR", "./data/schemas")
     )
 
     # Authentication Configuration
diff --git a/src/geoguessr_mcp/main.py b/src/geoguessr_mcp/main.py
index 5a9f25f..0172c04 100644
--- a/src/geoguessr_mcp/main.py
+++ b/src/geoguessr_mcp/main.py
@@ -62,21 +62,21 @@ def main():
     # Register all tools
     register_all_tools(mcp)
 
+    # Get the ASGI application
+    mcp_app = mcp.streamable_http_app()
+
+    # Always add CORS middleware for browser compatibility
+    mcp_app.add_middleware(
+        CORSMiddleware,
+        allow_origins=["*"],
+        allow_credentials=True,
+        allow_methods=["*"],
+        allow_headers=["*"],
+    )
+
     # Setup authentication middleware if enabled
     if settings.MCP_AUTH_ENABLED:
         logger.info("Setting up authentication middleware")
-
-        # Récupérez l'application ASGI via streamable_http_app
-        mcp_app = mcp.streamable_http_app()
-
-        # Ajoutez les middlewares
-        mcp_app.add_middleware(
-            CORSMiddleware,
-            allow_origins=["*"],
-            allow_credentials=True,
-            allow_methods=["*"],
-            allow_headers=["*"],
-        )
         mcp_app.add_middleware(AuthenticationMiddleware)
 
     logger.info(
diff --git a/src/geoguessr_mcp/monitoring/schema/schema_registry.py b/src/geoguessr_mcp/monitoring/schema/schema_registry.py
index 43bb6c4..2f08269 100644
--- a/src/geoguessr_mcp/monitoring/schema/schema_registry.py
+++ b/src/geoguessr_mcp/monitoring/schema/schema_registry.py
@@ -71,6 +71,16 @@ class SchemaRegistry:
                     for endpoint, schema_data in data.items():
                         self.schemas[endpoint] = EndpointSchema.from_dict(schema_data)
                 logger.info(f"Loaded {len(self.schemas)} cached schemas")
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Failed to load cached schemas due to corrupted JSON: {e}. "
+                    f"Removing corrupted cache file."
+                )
+                try:
+                    schema_file.unlink()
+                    logger.info(f"Removed corrupted schema cache file: {schema_file}")
+                except Exception as rm_error:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to remove corrupted cache file: {rm_error}")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to load cached schemas: {e}")
 
@@ -83,6 +93,16 @@ class SchemaRegistry:
                         self.schema_history[endpoint] = [
                             EndpointSchema.from_dict(h) for h in history
                         ]
+            except json.JSONDecodeError as e:
+                logger.warning(
+                    f"Failed to load schema history due to corrupted JSON: {e}. "
+                    f"Removing corrupted history file."
+                )
+                try:
+                    history_file.unlink()
+                    logger.info(f"Removed corrupted schema history file: {history_file}")
+                except Exception as rm_error:
+                    logger.error(f"Failed to remove corrupted history file: {rm_error}")
             except Exception as e:
                 logger.warning(f"Failed to load schema history: {e}")