diff --git a/app/docker-compose.dev.yml b/app/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 9c76f2d..9c7ba1b 100644
--- a/app/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/app/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ services:
       - DB_NAME=${POSTGRES_DB}
       - DB_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
       - DB_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+    env_file:
+      - ~/git/docker/app/.env # Pfad zur .env-Datei      
     command: sh -c "npm install && npm run build --omit=dev && node dist/src/main.js"
     restart: unless-stopped
     depends_on: