diff --git a/src/main/java/lk/gov/govtech/covid19/firebase/FCMInitializer.java b/src/main/java/lk/gov/govtech/covid19/firebase/FCMInitializer.java
index 418370b..ca6630f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/lk/gov/govtech/covid19/firebase/FCMInitializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/lk/gov/govtech/covid19/firebase/FCMInitializer.java
@@ -3,35 +3,46 @@
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
 import com.google.firebase.FirebaseApp;
 import com.google.firebase.FirebaseOptions;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.core.io.ClassPathResource;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
+import org.springframework.util.ResourceUtils;
 
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
 @Service
+@Slf4j
 public class FCMInitializer {
 
     @Value("${firebase.config-path}")
     private String firebaseConfigPath;
 
-    Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(FCMInitializer.class);
-
     @PostConstruct
     public void initialize() {
         try {
-            FirebaseOptions options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
-                    .setCredentials(GoogleCredentials.fromStream(new ClassPathResource(firebaseConfigPath).getInputStream())).build();
-           logger.info(options.toString());
+            FirebaseOptions options;
+            if (ResourceUtils.getFile(firebaseConfigPath).exists()) {
+                log.info("FCM credential loaded from filepath");
+                options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
+                        .setCredentials(GoogleCredentials.fromStream(new FileInputStream(ResourceUtils.getFile(firebaseConfigPath)))).build();
+
+            } else {
+                log.info("FCM credential loaded from classpath");
+                options = new FirebaseOptions.Builder()
+                        .setCredentials(GoogleCredentials.fromStream(new ClassPathResource(firebaseConfigPath).getInputStream())).build();
+
+            }
+
+            log.info(options.toString());
             if (FirebaseApp.getApps().isEmpty()) {
                 FirebaseApp.initializeApp(options);
-                logger.info("Firebase application has been initialized");
+                log.info("Firebase application has been initialized");
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            logger.error(e.getMessage());
+            log.error(e.getMessage());
         }
     }