diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index b4bb30b..7b07a9e 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -2,9 +2,23 @@
 <html lang="en">
   <head>
     <meta charset="UTF-8" />
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/webp" href="./brand/zurich_logo.webp" />
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
+    <!-- Placeholder the server rewrites into the document base tag for this
+         mount when it places the built artifact. The build asserts on its
+         presence, so removing it fails placement rather than shipping
+         something broken.
+
+         It must stay AHEAD of every relative URL in the document — the favicon
+         below resolves against it, and against the wrong root without it. -->
+    <!--BASE_HREF-->
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/webp" href="./brand/zurich_logo.webp" />
     <title>Zurich Kotak | Lead Desk</title>
+    <!-- Written next to the artifact at placement; carries this environment's
+         VITE_ZINO_API_URL, which src/runtimeConfig.js reads off
+         window.__RUNTIME_CONFIG__. Without it requireConfigValue throws and the
+         app renders nothing — which is the intended failure, but only if the
+         tag is here to be filled. Vite leaves this non-module tag alone. -->
+    <script src="./config.js"></script>
   </head>
   <body>
     <div id="root"></div>
