diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c2658d7..713d500 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules/
+.env
diff --git a/bot.js b/bot.js
index 3c3535a..f9fbee8 100644
--- a/bot.js
+++ b/bot.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
+require('dotenv').config()
 
 const Discord = require('discord.js');
 const MongoClient = require('mongodb').MongoClient;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1b334db..d908cbd 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require('dotenv').config()
+
 const { ShardingManager } = require('discord.js');
 const manager = new ShardingManager('./bot.js', { token: process.env.BOT_TOKEN });
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4babc04..7ed4db2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "csvtojson": "^2.0.10",
         "discord.js": "github:discordjs/discord.js",
+        "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
         "mongodb": "^3.6.5",
         "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
         "nodemon": "^2.0.7"
@@ -502,6 +503,14 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "10.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/duplexer3": {
       "version": "0.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexer3/-/duplexer3-0.1.4.tgz",
@@ -1895,6 +1904,11 @@
         "is-obj": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "10.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-10.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rlBi9d8jpv9Sf1klPjNfFAuWDjKLwTIJJ/VxtoTwIR6hnZxcEOQCZg2oIL3MWBYw5GpUDKOEnND7LXTbIpQ03Q=="
+    },
     "duplexer3": {
       "version": "0.1.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/duplexer3/-/duplexer3-0.1.4.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 65da546..625e3ea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "csvtojson": "^2.0.10",
     "discord.js": "github:discordjs/discord.js",
+    "dotenv": "^10.0.0",
     "mongodb": "^3.6.5",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.1",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.7"