Update app.py

app.py

@@ -735,19 +735,24 @@ def upload_reference_audio():
         return jsonify({"error": f"Internal server error: {str(e)}"}), 500
 
 # Ensure directory exists
-@app.before_first_request
-def setup_reference_audio():
+def init_reference_audio():
     try:
         os.makedirs(REFERENCE_AUDIO_DIR, exist_ok=True)
         logger.info(f"📁 Created reference audio directory: {REFERENCE_AUDIO_DIR}")
-        
-        # Rest of your existing setup code...
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"❌ Failed to set up reference audio directory: {str(e)}")
 
+# Add an initialization route that will be called before the first request
+@app.before_request
+def before_request():
+    if not hasattr(g, 'initialized'):
+        init_reference_audio()
+        g.initialized = True
+
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    init_reference_audio()
     logger.info("🚀 Starting Speech API server")
     logger.info(f"📊 System status: ASR model: {'✅' if asr_model else '❌'}")
     for lang, model in tts_models.items():