diff --git a/gaming_deals_bot/__main__.py b/gaming_deals_bot/__main__.py
index 0e2762d..c6dd4e4 100644
--- a/gaming_deals_bot/__main__.py
+++ b/gaming_deals_bot/__main__.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import signal
 import sys
 
 from apscheduler.schedulers.asyncio import AsyncIOScheduler
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 from .bot import DealsBot
 from .config import Config
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ def setup_logging():
 
 
 async def main():
+    load_dotenv()
     setup_logging()
     logger = logging.getLogger("gaming_deals_bot")
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fc96547..f8562a2 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ httpx>=0.25.0
 aiosqlite>=0.19.0
 apscheduler>=3.10.0
 markdown>=3.5.0
+python-dotenv>=1.0.0