diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 434feee..4c3e1c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
     "@graphql-codegen/introspection": "1.18.0",
     "@graphql-codegen/typescript": "1.17.10",
     "@graphql-codegen/typescript-resolvers": "1.17.10",
+    "@prisma/cli": "2.8.1",
     "@types/dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "@types/jsonwebtoken": "^8.5.0",
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
-    "ts-node": "^9.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.0.3",
     "nodemon": "^2.0.4",
-    "@prisma/cli": "2.8.1"
+    "ts-node": "^9.0.0",
+    "typescript": "^4.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/controllers/auth.ts b/src/controllers/auth.ts
index 33e3e0a..f3c01f9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/auth.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/auth.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import { CheckRightsAndResolve } from './types'
 import { getDBFormAuthor } from '../db'
 import { sendToken } from './mailer'
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') require('dotenv').config()
+
 const checkRightsAndResolve: CheckRightsAndResolve = async (params) => {
   const { user, expected, controller } = params
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/mailer.ts b/src/controllers/mailer.ts
index 091ed12..9652367 100644
--- a/src/controllers/mailer.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/mailer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import sgMail from '@sendgrid/mail'
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') require('dotenv').config()
+
 sgMail.setApiKey('' + process.env.SENDGRID_API_KEY)
 
 const sendToken = (username: string, email: string, token: string) => {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 3b0da04..f6bacce 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { ApolloContextType, JwtPayloadType } from './types'
 import { ApolloServer, makeExecutableSchema } from 'apollo-server-express'
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client'
 
+if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') require('dotenv').config()
+
 const app = express()
 
 app.use(