diff --git a/server/.env b/server/src/.env
similarity index 100%
rename from server/.env
rename to server/src/.env
diff --git a/server/src/main.ts b/server/src/main.ts
index 03af2e0..6e37d07 100644
--- a/server/src/main.ts
+++ b/server/src/main.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {setupCollections} from "./Collections";
 import path from "path";
 import {startSensorPinger} from "./pingSensors";
 
-dotenv.config();
+dotenv.config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname + "./.env") });
 const SERVER_ROOT = process.env.SERVER_ROOT ?? "/";
 
 async function main() {