diff --git a/bin-src/register.js b/bin-src/register.js
index ae9010b3b..6fa671851 100755
--- a/bin-src/register.js
+++ b/bin-src/register.js
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-import { config } from 'dotenv';
-
-import { main as initMain } from './init';
-import { main } from './main';
-import { main as traceMain } from './trace';
-import { main as trimMain } from './trimStatsFile';
-
-config();
+import 'dotenv/config';
 
 const commands = {
-  init: () => initMain(process.argv.slice(3)),
-  main: () => main(process.argv.slice(2)),
-  trace: () => traceMain(process.argv.slice(3)),
-  'trim-stats-file': () => trimMain(process.argv.slice(3)),
+  init: () => import('./init').then(({ main: initMain }) => initMain(process.argv.slice(3))),
+  main: () => import('./main').then(({ main }) => main(process.argv.slice(2))),
+  trace: () => import('./trace').then(({ main: traceMain }) => traceMain(process.argv.slice(3))),
+  'trim-stats-file': () =>
+    import('./trimStatsFile').then(({ main: trimMain }) => trimMain(process.argv.slice(3))),
 };
 
 (commands[process.argv[2]] || commands.main)();
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6502bd870..9a2ab4420 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
     "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "cross-spawn": "^7.0.2",
     "debug": "^4.3.2",
-    "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "env-ci": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint": "^9.10.0",
     "eslint-config-prettier": "^9.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 509f0de6b..c71c8c607 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7564,7 +7564,7 @@ __metadata:
     cross-env: "npm:^7.0.3"
     cross-spawn: "npm:^7.0.2"
     debug: "npm:^4.3.2"
-    dotenv: "npm:^8.2.0"
+    dotenv: "npm:^16.4.5"
     env-ci: "npm:^11.1.0"
     eslint: "npm:^9.10.0"
     eslint-config-prettier: "npm:^9.0.0"
@@ -8796,14 +8796,14 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^16.0.0":
+"dotenv@npm:^16.0.0, dotenv@npm:^16.4.5":
   version: 16.4.5
   resolution: "dotenv@npm:16.4.5"
   checksum: 10c0/48d92870076832af0418b13acd6e5a5a3e83bb00df690d9812e94b24aff62b88ade955ac99a05501305b8dc8f1b0ee7638b18493deb6fe93d680e5220936292f
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
-"dotenv@npm:^8.0.0, dotenv@npm:^8.2.0":
+"dotenv@npm:^8.0.0":
   version: 8.6.0
   resolution: "dotenv@npm:8.6.0"
   checksum: 10c0/6750431dea8efbd54b9f2d9681b04e1ccc7989486461dcf058bb708d9e3d63b04115fcdf8840e38ad1e24a4a2e1e7c1560626c5e3ac7bc09371b127c49e2d45f