diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 8b1f902..c189414 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+const dotenv = require("dotenv");
+
+dotenv.config();
+
 const express = require("express");
 const path = require("path");
 const cors = require("cors");