diff --git a/misskaty/vars.py b/misskaty/vars.py
index 0f03cc51..3fd44aa7 100644
--- a/misskaty/vars.py
+++ b/misskaty/vars.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import sys, requests
+import sys
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from logging import getLogger
 from os import environ
 
 LOGGER = getLogger(__name__)
 
+load_dotenv("config.env", override=True)
+
 def getConfig(name: str):
     try:
         return environ[name]