diff --git a/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/Controllers/DocumentsController.cs b/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/Controllers/DocumentsController.cs
index 83dd1d5..b775a05 100644
--- a/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/Controllers/DocumentsController.cs
+++ b/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/Controllers/DocumentsController.cs
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ public sealed class DocumentsController(ISender sender) : ControllerBase
     public async Task<IActionResult> GetAsync([FromRoute] string id, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var response = await sender.Send(new GetDocumentQuery(id), cancellationToken);
-        var data = response.Data;
-
-        if (data is null)
-        {
-            return NotFound(response);
-        }
-
+        var data = response.Data ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("Document payload is unexpectedly null.");
         return File(data.Content, data.ContentType, data.FileName);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/appsettings.json b/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/appsettings.json
index 3f3cd8f..7d93c52 100644
--- a/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/presentation/DigitalData.TaskFlow.API/appsettings.json
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
   "Swagger": {
     "EnabledInProduction": false
   },
+  "Database": {
+    "CommandTimeoutSeconds": 30,
+    "WorkflowListingObjectType": "Ferdinand"
+  },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",