diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 65f38e0f..d65fa970 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -205,7 +205,10 @@ start_backend() {
         uvicorn_env_args=(--env-file .env)
     fi
     # Use a subshell to prefix output
-    python3 -m uvicorn src.app:app --reload --port "$BACKEND_PORT" "${uvicorn_env_args[@]}" 2>&1 | sed "s/^/$(echo -e '\033[0;34m[Backend]\033[0m ') /" &
+    # NOTE: --reload breaks stderr capture (subprocess child loses the 2>&1 pipe).
+    # For hot-reload during development, run uvicorn directly instead:
+    #   cd backend && source .venv/bin/activate && uvicorn src.app:app --reload --port 8000
+    python3 -m uvicorn src.app:app --port "$BACKEND_PORT" "${uvicorn_env_args[@]}" 2>&1 | sed "s/^/$(echo -e '\033[0;34m[Backend]\033[0m ') /" &
     BACKEND_PID=$!
     cd ..
 }