webui/__main__.py

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import os
 
 import uvicorn
 
-from webui.app import create_app
 from webui.deployment_boundary import assess_bind_host
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("webui")
@@ -25,9 +24,13 @@ def _validate_bind_host(host: str) -> None:
 def main() -> None:
     host = os.environ.get("WEBUI_HOST", "127.0.0.1")
     port = int(os.environ.get("WEBUI_PORT", "8765"))
+    # Validate bind host before importing the full app stack so refuse paths
+    # fail closed quickly (tests and operators must not hang on create_app).
     _validate_bind_host(host)
+    from webui.app import create_app
+
     uvicorn.run(create_app(), host=host, port=port, log_level="info")
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    main()
+    main()