diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1ecb857..6c85c50 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,4 +8,6 @@ services:
       - "${LD_HOST_PORT:-9090}:9090"
     volumes:
       - "${LD_HOST_DATA_DIR:-./data}:/etc/linkding/data"
-    restart: unless-stopped
\ No newline at end of file
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    restart: unless-stopped