diff --git a/wsgi.py b/wsgi.py
index ce7b808..12a1100 100644
--- a/wsgi.py
+++ b/wsgi.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 from app import create_app
 
-app = create_app(os.getenv("FLASK_ENV") or "test")
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path=".flaskenv", verbose=True)
+
+env = os.getenv("FLASK_ENV") or "test"
+
+app = create_app(env)
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     app.run("0.0.0.0", 8080, debug=True)