diff --git a/src/hyfi/core/config.py b/src/hyfi/core/config.py
index 53703c0d..54a0146d 100644
--- a/src/hyfi/core/config.py
+++ b/src/hyfi/core/config.py
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ def initialize(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
             __hydra_config__.hyfi_config_path,
             __hydra_config__.hyfi_user_config_path,
         )
+        ENVs.load_dotenv()
 
         self._initilized_ = True