diff --git a/keep/api/core/dependencies.py b/keep/api/core/dependencies.py
index 21023f347..08779567a 100644
--- a/keep/api/core/dependencies.py
+++ b/keep/api/core/dependencies.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 # Just a fake random tenant id
 SINGLE_TENANT_UUID = "keep"
 SINGLE_TENANT_EMAIL = "admin@keephq"
+PUSHER_DISABLED = os.environ.get("PUSHER_DISABLED", "false") == "true"
 
 
 async def extract_generic_body(request: Request) -> dict | bytes | FormData:
@@ -36,20 +37,31 @@ async def extract_generic_body(request: Request) -> dict | bytes | FormData:
 
 
 def get_pusher_client() -> Pusher | None:
-    if os.environ.get("PUSHER_DISABLED", "false") == "true":
+    pusher_host = os.environ.get("PUSHER_HOST")
+    pusher_app_id = os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_ID")
+    pusher_app_key = os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_KEY")
+    pusher_app_secret = os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_SECRET")
+    if (
+        PUSHER_DISABLED
+        or pusher_host is None
+        or pusher_app_id is None
+        or pusher_app_key is None
+        or pusher_app_secret is None
+    ):
+        logger.debug("Pusher is disabled or missing environment variables")
         return None
 
     # TODO: defaults on open source no docker
     return Pusher(
-        host=os.environ.get("PUSHER_HOST"),
+        host=pusher_host,
         port=(
             int(os.environ.get("PUSHER_PORT"))
             if os.environ.get("PUSHER_PORT")
             else None
         ),
-        app_id=os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_ID"),
-        key=os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_KEY"),
-        secret=os.environ.get("PUSHER_APP_SECRET"),
+        app_id=pusher_app_id,
+        key=pusher_app_key,
+        secret=pusher_app_secret,
         ssl=False if os.environ.get("PUSHER_USE_SSL", False) is False else True,
         cluster=os.environ.get("PUSHER_CLUSTER"),
     )
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3f4d99726..b688068a8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "keep"
-version = "0.28.4"
+version = "0.28.5"
 description = "Alerting. for developers, by developers."
 authors = ["Keep Alerting LTD"]
 readme = "README.md"