diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index be21ad7..6f985ec 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ msgpack
 lz4
 websockets
 pydantic
-aiosqlite
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+aiosqlite
+python-dotenv
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diff --git a/src/common/config.py b/src/common/config.py
index f05bab4..9f4cbbc 100644
--- a/src/common/config.py
+++ b/src/common/config.py
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-def _load_dotenv():
-    env_path = Path(".env")
-    if not env_path.is_file():
-        return
-    with open(env_path, encoding="utf-8") as f:
-        for line in f:
-            line = line.strip()
-            if not line or line.startswith("#") or "=" not in line:
-                continue
-            key, _, value = line.partition("=")
-            key = key.strip()
-            value = value.strip().strip("\"'")
-            if key and key not in os.environ:
-                os.environ[key] = value
-
-_load_dotenv()
+load_dotenv()
 
 class ServerConfig:
     def __init__(self):