diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
index 49dbb35..72a7705 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/release.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
             docker rm chat || true
 
             cd /home/shared/iceberg/chat/chat-api
-            docker compose up -d
+            REPO_LOWER=$REPO_LOWER TAG=$TAG docker compose up -d
 
             docker image prune -af
             
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e3833b1..f8a952a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ services:
     image: gitea.iceberg.black/${REPO_LOWER}:${TAG}
     container_name: chat
 
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+
     ports:
       - "6066:3000"
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 56df4be..280f48f 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use crate::auth::middleware::auth_middleware;
 
 use axum::extract::Extension;
 use axum::{Router, middleware, routing::get};
-use dotenvy::dotenv;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 
 pub async fn protected_route(Extension(claims): Extension<Claims>) -> String {
@@ -33,7 +32,10 @@ pub fn app() -> Router {
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
-    dotenv().ok();
+    #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
+    {
+        dotenvy::dotenv().ok();
+    }
 
     //   let jwks = keycloak::get_jwks()
     //       .await