diff --git a/app/server.js b/app/server.js
index 0880a62ee4..1ed2a55d23 100644
--- a/app/server.js
+++ b/app/server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 'use strict'
 
+require('dotenv').config()
+
 const Hapi = require('@hapi/hapi')
 
 const ServerConfig = require('../config/server.config.js')
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1ee8782aa5..426f3e547f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict'
 
-require('dotenv').config()
-
 const { start } = require('./app/server')
 
 start()