diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 929f160..3181ce8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /venv/
-.idea
\ No newline at end of file
+.idea
+.env
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index e5be8c9..74115d9 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import os
 import aocd
 import pandas as pd
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-os.environ["AOC_SESSION"]='53616c7465645f5fde65f3dbf32f917afa58e3e337ef5b813300ee2768c7c808ba404009fe240d8c2ed2f84b9d0799b0ea54c934f5533a0555f920ca0d59c46b'
+load_dotenv()
 puzzle_input = aocd.get_data(day=1, year=2022)
 
 puzzle_input_list = str(puzzle_input).split('\n')