diff --git a/configure.sh b/configure.sh
index 46f353c..7ee2f6c 100755
--- a/configure.sh
+++ b/configure.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # - IONOS_PROCESSES_USER: Username for IONOS processes API
 # - IONOS_PROCESSES_PASS: Password for IONOS processes API
 # - NC_APP_SERVERINFO_TOKEN: Token for serverinfo app
+# - REDIS_HOST_PASSWORD: Redis password; notify_push stays disabled when unset
 # - COLLABORA_HOST: Collabora server host URL
 # - COLLABORA_EDIT_GROUPS: Groups allowed to edit in Collabora
 # - COLLABORA_SELF_SIGNED: Set to "true" for self-signed certificates
@@ -122,7 +123,7 @@ log_market_config() {
 	# IONOS links are applied declaratively via the config partials. Read them back
 	# here (config:system:get only) so the resulting MARKET and URLs show up in the
 	# pod log for troubleshooting.
-	echo "MARKET=${MARKET:-<unset>} — effective IONOS links:"
+	log_info "MARKET=${MARKET:-<unset>} — effective IONOS links:"
 	echo "  ionos_webmail_target_link = $(execute_occ_command config:system:get ionos_peer_products ionos_webmail_target_link)"
 	for _key in ionos_help_target_link ionos_customclient_android ionos_customclient_ios ionos_homepage; do
 		echo "  ${_key} = $(execute_occ_command config:system:get "${_key}")"
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ log_market_config() {
 }
 
 config_ui() {
-	echo "Configure theming"
+	log_info "Configure theming"
 
 	execute_occ_command theming:config name "HiDrive Next"
 	execute_occ_command theming:config slogan "powered by IONOS"
@@ -180,19 +181,28 @@ configure_serverinfo_app() {
 # Configure notify_push app
 # Usage: configure_notify_push_app
 configure_app_notify_push() {
-	echo "Configuring notify_push app..."
+	log_info "Configuring notify_push app..."
+
+	disable_single_app notify_push
+
+	# Check required environment variables
+	if [ -z "${REDIS_HOST_PASSWORD}" ]; then
+		log_warning "REDIS_HOST_PASSWORD not set, skipping configuration of notify_push app"
+		return 0
+	fi
+
 	execute_occ_command app:enable notify_push
 
-	echo "Retrieving base URL for notify_push endpoint..."
+	log_info "Retrieving base URL for notify_push endpoint..."
 	_base_url=$(execute_occ_command config:system:get overwrite.cli.url)
 
 	if [ -z "${_base_url}" ]; then
-		echo "\033[1;33mWarning: Base URL (overwrite.cli.url) is not set. notify_push base_endpoint cannot be configured.\033[0m"
+		log_warning "Base URL (overwrite.cli.url) is not set. notify_push base_endpoint cannot be configured."
 		return 0
 	fi
 
 	_notify_push_endpoint="${_base_url}/push"
-	echo "Setting notify_push base_endpoint: ${_notify_push_endpoint}"
+	log_info "Setting notify_push base_endpoint: ${_notify_push_endpoint}"
 
 	execute_occ_command config:app:set --value "${_notify_push_endpoint}" --type string -- notify_push base_endpoint
 }
@@ -234,6 +244,8 @@ configure_app_richdocuments() {
 config_apps() {
 	log_info "Configure apps ..."
 
+	configure_app_notify_push
+
 	log_info "Configure viewer app"
 	execute_occ_command config:app:set --value yes --type string viewer always_show_viewer
 
@@ -258,7 +270,6 @@ config_apps() {
 	configure_ionos_processes_app
 	configure_serverinfo_app
 	configure_app_richdocuments
-	configure_app_notify_push
 
 	log_info "Configure files app"
 	execute_occ_command config:app:set --value yes files crop_image_previews