diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d881c81..e980e2f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "start": "node server.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.16.4",
     "express-http-to-https": "^1.1.4",
     "node-fetch": "^2.3.0"
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 4d747b7..7f4f9f0 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * limitations under the License
  */
 'use strict';
-
+require('dotenv').config();
 const express = require('express');
 const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 const redirectToHTTPS = require('express-http-to-https').redirectToHTTPS;