diff --git a/bot/src/main.rs b/bot/src/main.rs
index 43b5fac..146c605 100644
--- a/bot/src/main.rs
+++ b/bot/src/main.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use reqwest::Client;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    match dotenvy::dotenv() {
+    match dotenvy::from_path(std::env::var("DOTENV_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "/.env".to_string())) {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) => {
             println!("Failed to load .env file: {}", e);
diff --git a/database/src/main.rs b/database/src/main.rs
index b7a1719..d56f7e0 100644
--- a/database/src/main.rs
+++ b/database/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static CONTEXT: OnceLock<DB> = OnceLock::new();
 
 #[actix_web::main]
 async fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
-    match dotenvy::dotenv() {
+    match dotenvy::from_path(std::env::var("DOTENV_PATH").unwrap_or_else(|_| "/.env".to_string())) {
         Ok(_) => {}
         Err(e) => {
             println!("Failed to load .env file: {}", e);