diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index c5ffbf8..7f6ba54 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1557,10 +1557,9 @@ async def caddy_site_remove(hostname: str, _=Depends(_verify), dry_run: bool = Q
 
 
 async def _hetzner_zone_and_rrsets(zone_name: str):
-    try:
-        token = await asyncio.to_thread(_get_hetzner_dns_token)
-    except RuntimeError as exc:
-        raise HTTPException(503, str(exc))
+    token = _read("HETZNER_DNS_TOKEN")
+    if not token:
+        raise HTTPException(503, "HETZNER_DNS_TOKEN unavailable in Butler vault cache")
     headers = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {token}"}
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(timeout=30) as client:
         zones_response = await client.get(f"{HETZNER_DNS_API}/zones", headers=headers, params={"name": zone_name})