diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 7d1790aa..4bffd0ae 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
     "passport": "0.5.2",
     "passport-jwt": "4.0.0",
     "passport-local": "1.0.0",
-    "path-to-regexp": "6.2.0"
+    "path-to-regexp": "6.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "16.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/index.js b/packages/server/src/index.js
index 22e7bd23..213e0503 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require("dotenv").config()
+
 // patches
 const { Buffer } = require("buffer")