diff --git a/cmd/apollo-api/main.go b/cmd/apollo-api/main.go
index 4d73fde..9f8370f 100644
--- a/cmd/apollo-api/main.go
+++ b/cmd/apollo-api/main.go
@@ -28,17 +28,16 @@ type application struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
+	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
+
+	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
+		logger.Printf("Couldn't find .env so I will read from existing ENV.")
 	}
 
 	var cfg config
 	flag.IntVar(&cfg.port, "port", 4000, "API server port")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
-
 	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go b/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
index 2893bbe..03088c3 100644
--- a/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/apollo-worker/main.go
@@ -116,13 +116,12 @@ func accountWorker(id int, rc *reddit.Client, db *sql.DB, logger *log.Logger, qu
 }
 
 func main() {
-	err := godotenv.Load()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatal("Error loading .env file")
-	}
-
 	logger := log.New(os.Stdout, "", log.Ldate|log.Ltime)
 
+	if err := godotenv.Load(); err != nil {
+		logger.Printf("Couldn't find .env so I will read from existing ENV.")
+	}
+
 	rc := reddit.NewClient(os.Getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_ID"), os.Getenv("REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET"))
 
 	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", os.Getenv("DATABASE_URL"))