diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9c81996..6ff8c81 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 node_modules/
 nodemon.json
-*.log
\ No newline at end of file
+*.log
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 8885427..7ccffa5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') require('dotenv').config();
+
 const { CommandoClient } = require('discord.js-commando');
 const { Structures } = require('discord.js');
 const { MessageEmbed } = require('discord.js');