diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index b2a08ed..8184d65 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ install_requires =
     httpx
     itsdangerous
     pydantic-settings
+    python-dotenv
     # Temporarily, using teuthology without monkey patching the thread
     teuthology @ git+https://github.com/ceph/teuthology@teuth-api#egg=teuthology[test]"
     # Original: git+https://github.com/ceph/teuthology#egg=teuthology[test]
diff --git a/src/teuthology_api/config.py b/src/teuthology_api/config.py
index 4d0a70c..09f29e9 100644
--- a/src/teuthology_api/config.py
+++ b/src/teuthology_api/config.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
-
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
 
 class APISettings(BaseSettings):
     """