diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d457db1..5afbfd3 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -491,6 +491,11 @@
         "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "8.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8sJ78ElpbDJBHNeBzUbUVLsqKdccaa/BXF1uPTw3GrvQTBgrQrtObr2mUrE38vzYd8cEv+m/JBfDLioYcfXoaw=="
+    },
     "duplexer3": {
       "version": "0.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexer3/-/duplexer3-0.1.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 63ff166..a3aed5e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "main": "index.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "pg": "^8.2.1"
   },
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index d9516d7..c6344bc 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+require('dotenv').config()
+
 if (!process.env.PORT) {
-	console.log("Missing environment variable PORT");
-	process.exit(1);
+    console.log("Missing environment variable PORT");
+    process.exit(1);
 }
 
 export const port: number = parseInt(process.env.PORT as string, 10);