diff --git a/lyric_search/models.py b/lyric_search/models.py
index 5e377c6..68f3f81 100644
--- a/lyric_search/models.py
+++ b/lyric_search/models.py
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship, foreign
 from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base, DeclarativeMeta
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import AsyncEngine, create_async_engine, AsyncSession
 from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import async_sessionmaker
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
 
 Base: Type[DeclarativeMeta] = declarative_base()