diff --git a/cmd/tutor-api/main.go b/cmd/tutor-api/main.go
index 7f5be8c..fe9c606 100644
--- a/cmd/tutor-api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/tutor-api/main.go
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
 	"tutor/internal/app"
 	"tutor/internal/config"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	_ = godotenv.Load()
 	cfg := config.LoadFromEnv()
 	server := app.NewServer(cfg)
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3501071..6c1e51b 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/jackc/pgpassfile v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/pgservicefile v0.0.0-20240606120523-5a60cdf6a761 // indirect
 	github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.17.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.29.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f5b2410..9ea2463 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.9.2 h1:3ZhOzMWnR4yJ+RW1XImIPsD1aNSz4T4fyP7zlQb56hw=
 github.com/jackc/pgx/v5 v5.9.2/go.mod h1:mal1tBGAFfLHvZzaYh77YS/eC6IX9OWbRV1QIIM0Jn4=
 github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2 h1:PR8nw+E/1w0GLuRFSmiioY6UooMp6KJv0/61nB7icHo=
 github.com/jackc/puddle/v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:vriiEXHvEE654aYKXXjOvZM39qJ0q+azkZFrfEOc3H4=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=