diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 8f8ee2a..28e78e3 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ import payload from 'payload';
 
 // import findEventsOnDay from './helpers/findEventsOnDay';
 
-dotenv.config();
+dotenv.config({
+	path: path.join(__dirname, '../.env')
+});
 
 const app = express();