diff --git a/coder.py b/coder.py
index 5f208da3b..8d5220e08 100755
--- a/coder.py
+++ b/coder.py
@@ -566,9 +566,12 @@ class Coder:
         return commit_hash, commit_message
 
 
-def main():
-    env_prefix = "CODER_"
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
+def main():
+    load_dotenv()
+    env_prefix = "CODER_"
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Chat with GPT about code")
     parser.add_argument(
         "files", metavar="FILE", nargs="+", help="a list of source code files",
@@ -630,4 +633,4 @@ def main():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     status = main()
-    sys.exit(status)
+    sys.exit(status)
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