diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a7fb358..619f92e 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.8.3-populate-fix3
+2.8.4-populate-fix4
diff --git a/api/web_routes.py b/api/web_routes.py
index 63c1945..10f9457 100644
--- a/api/web_routes.py
+++ b/api/web_routes.py
@@ -1259,16 +1259,22 @@ async def populate_database(background_tasks: BackgroundTasks, media_type: str =
         Status message indicating population has started
     """
     from core.database_populator import DatabasePopulator
+    import os
 
     db = dependencies["db"]
-    config = dependencies["config"]
 
     # Get Radarr and Sonarr clients
     from clients.radarr_client import RadarrClient
     from clients.sonarr_client import SonarrClient
 
-    radarr_client = RadarrClient(config)
-    sonarr_client = SonarrClient(config)
+    radarr_client = RadarrClient(
+        os.environ.get("RADARR_URL", ""),
+        os.environ.get("RADARR_API_KEY", "")
+    )
+    sonarr_client = SonarrClient(
+        os.environ.get("SONARR_URL", ""),
+        os.environ.get("SONARR_API_KEY", "")
+    )
 
     if media_type not in ["both", "movies", "tv"]:
         raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="media_type must be 'both', 'movies', or 'tv'")