diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 71226fa..cfeaf72 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 prod:
 	docker compose down
-	docker compose -f ./compose.yaml -f ./.docker-compose-files/compose.prod.yaml up -d --build 
+	docker compose --env-file .env -f ./compose.yaml -f ./.docker-compose-files/compose.prod.yaml up -d --build 
 	docker exec quatsh-website-web-1 python manage.py collectstatic --noinput
 	docker exec quatsh-website-web-1 python manage.py check --deploy
 	docker exec quatsh-website-web-1 python manage.py migrate