diff --git a/.pnp.cjs b/.pnp.cjs
index 315339e1c4..d09ea9036f 100755
--- a/.pnp.cjs
+++ b/.pnp.cjs
@@ -12104,6 +12104,7 @@ function $$SETUP_STATE(hydrateRuntimeState, basePath) {
             ["commander", "npm:9.0.0"],
             ["decompress", "npm:4.2.1"],
             ["decompress-targz", "npm:4.1.1"],
+            ["dotenv", "npm:15.0.0"],
             ["jest", "virtual:babee6e81435a5d101529cd67f2c6b175f4db37a4ab0b58df15adf73dd11be8917ac14caf44ab4e6882a92c61661055072365b349016e85173e049f006fc2305#npm:27.5.1"],
             ["ora", "npm:5.4.1"],
             ["uuid", "npm:8.3.2"],
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 3502941098..b11bce0a7a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     "commander": "9.0.0",
     "decompress": "4.2.1",
     "decompress-targz": "4.1.1",
+    "dotenv": "15.0.0",
     "ora": "5.4.1",
     "uuid": "8.3.2",
     "yaml": "2.0.0-10"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
index 674a4a4c69..a6da6af5f0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ import addCustomPluginsAsDeps from '../../utils/addCustomPluginsAsDeps.js';
 import copyPluginsFolder from '../../utils/copyPluginsFolder.js';
 import getServer from '../../utils/getServer.js';
 import installServer from '../../utils/installServer.js';
+import readDotEnv from '../../utils/readDotEnv.js';
 import runLowdefyBuild from '../../utils/runLowdefyBuild.js';
 import runNextBuild from '../../utils/runNextBuild.js';
 
 async function build({ context }) {
   context.print.info('Starting build.');
+  readDotEnv(context);
   const directory = context.directories.server;
   await getServer({ context, packageName: '@lowdefy/server', directory });
   await copyPluginsFolder({ context, directory });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
index 2c70aedc3f..a423ec7d17 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@
 */
 
 import runStart from './runStart.js';
+import readDotEnv from '../../utils/readDotEnv.js';
 
 // TODO: Handle "spawn yarn ENOENT" error if no built server exists.
 
 async function build({ context }) {
   context.print.info('Starting server.');
   context.sendTelemetry({ sendTypes: true });
+  readDotEnv(context);
   await runStart({ context, directory: context.directories.server });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/readDotEnv.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/readDotEnv.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0cda5c14f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/readDotEnv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2020-2022 Lowdefy, Inc
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import path from 'path';
+import dotenv from 'dotenv';
+
+function readDotEnv(context) {
+  dotenv.config({ path: path.join(context.directories.config, '.env'), silent: true });
+}
+
+export default readDotEnv;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c00ab4ea86..0d28701774 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -9962,6 +9962,7 @@ __metadata:
     commander: 9.0.0
     decompress: 4.2.1
     decompress-targz: 4.1.1
+    dotenv: 15.0.0
     jest: 27.5.1
     ora: 5.4.1
     uuid: 8.3.2