diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e69de29..4c49bd7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
diff --git a/deploy/docker-compose.yml b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
index 36b9c2b..cb6ae75 100644
--- a/deploy/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/deploy/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 services:
   yatund:
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+      - ../.env
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: deploy/Dockerfile