diff --git a/nuxt.config.js b/nuxt.config.js
index 98463a11..58a4550f 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.js
+++ b/nuxt.config.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require('./src/dotenv')();
+
 import { loadSuml } from './server/loader';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import {buildDict, buildList, buildLocaleList} from "./src/helpers";
diff --git a/server/calendar.js b/server/calendar.js
index a0c1b68a..5a76cefa 100644
--- a/server/calendar.js
+++ b/server/calendar.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-require('dotenv').config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
+require('../src/dotenv')();
+
 const Pageres = require('pageres');
 const fs  = require('fs');
 const Suml = require('suml');
diff --git a/server/cards.js b/server/cards.js
index 693da3d5..c9f8a41f 100644
--- a/server/cards.js
+++ b/server/cards.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-require('dotenv').config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
+require('../src/dotenv')();
+
 const Pageres = require('pageres');
 const isHighLoadTime = require('./overload');
 const dbConnection = require('./db');
diff --git a/server/cleanupImages.js b/server/cleanupImages.js
index c35e04db..b14966c5 100644
--- a/server/cleanupImages.js
+++ b/server/cleanupImages.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+require('../src/dotenv')();
+
 const dbConnection = require('./db');
-require('dotenv').config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
 const awsConfig = require('./aws');
 const S3 = require('aws-sdk/clients/s3');
 
diff --git a/server/notify.js b/server/notify.js
index c1265293..06accec4 100644
--- a/server/notify.js
+++ b/server/notify.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+require('../src/dotenv')();
+
 const dbConnection = require('./db');
-require('dotenv').config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
 const mailer = require('../src/mailer');
 
 // TODO duplication...
diff --git a/server/stats.js b/server/stats.js
index e92ea161..1e98fb6b 100644
--- a/server/stats.js
+++ b/server/stats.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+require('../src/dotenv')();
+
 const dbConnection = require('./db');
-require('dotenv').config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
 const {calculateStats, statsFile} = require('../src/stats');
 const locales = require('../src/locales');
 const fs = require('fs');
diff --git a/src/dotenv.js b/src/dotenv.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58c5795f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dotenv.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const dotenv = require('dotenv');
+
+module.exports = () => {
+    dotenv.config({ path:__dirname + '/../.env' });
+    if (process.env.__INCLUDE) {
+        dotenv.config({ path:__dirname + '/../' + process.env.__INCLUDE });
+    }
+}