diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1cad362..1c7fa49 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -36,5 +36,3 @@ _dev*
 _stag*
 _prod*
 nohup.out
-
-.env
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index feb5e88..753d71e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,12 +60,8 @@ docker compose up
 ```
 
 ```sh
-# Create .env file
-cp .env.template .env
-```
-
-Run app
+# Run
+export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<YOUR_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN>
 
-```sh
-sh start.sh
+iex -S mix run --no-halt
 ```
diff --git a/lib/migration/typesense.ex b/lib/migration/typesense.ex
index cf55841..347064c 100644
--- a/lib/migration/typesense.ex
+++ b/lib/migration/typesense.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Migration.Typesense do
   alias SmallSdk.Typesense
 
+  import Tj.UrlHelper, only: [validate_url!: 1]
+
   def create_collection!(schema) do
     req = build_request("/collections")
     res = Req.post!(req, json: schema)
@@ -16,7 +18,8 @@ defmodule Migration.Typesense do
   end
 
   defp get_env() do
-    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url)
+    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url) |> validate_url!()
+
     api_key = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_api_key)
 
     {url, api_key}
diff --git a/lib/save_it/photo_service.ex b/lib/save_it/photo_service.ex
index 6c6efc9..42ea6c0 100644
--- a/lib/save_it/photo_service.ex
+++ b/lib/save_it/photo_service.ex
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ defmodule SaveIt.PhotoService do
   require Logger
   alias SmallSdk.Typesense
 
+  import Tj.UrlHelper, only: [validate_url!: 1]
+
   def create_photo!(
         %{
           belongs_to_id: belongs_to_id
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ defmodule SaveIt.PhotoService do
   end
 
   defp get_env() do
-    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url)
+    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url) |> validate_url!()
     api_key = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_api_key)
 
     {url, api_key}
diff --git a/lib/small_sdk/typesense.ex b/lib/small_sdk/typesense.ex
index 3efb5ff..3517361 100644
--- a/lib/small_sdk/typesense.ex
+++ b/lib/small_sdk/typesense.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule SmallSdk.Typesense do
   require Logger
 
+  import Tj.UrlHelper, only: [validate_url!: 1]
+
   def create_document!(collection_name, document) do
     req = build_request("/collections/#{collection_name}/documents")
     res = Req.post(req, json: document)
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ defmodule SmallSdk.Typesense do
   end
 
   defp get_env() do
-    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url)
+    url = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_url) |> validate_url!()
     api_key = Application.fetch_env!(:save_it, :typesense_api_key)
 
     {url, api_key}
diff --git a/lib/tj/url_helper.ex b/lib/tj/url_helper.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fab418
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tj/url_helper.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule Tj.UrlHelper do
+  def validate_url!(url) do
+    uri = URI.parse(url)
+
+    if uri.scheme in ["http", "https"] and uri.host do
+      url
+    else
+      raise ArgumentError, "Invalid URL: #{url}"
+    end
+  end
+end