diff --git a/pad-bis.py b/pad-bis.py
index e9399e7..ec267d0 100644
--- a/pad-bis.py
+++ b/pad-bis.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ from pathlib import Path
 dotenv_path = Path("/var/www/.mw-credentials")
 load_dotenv(dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
 
+# load the configuration env
+load_dotenv()
 
 # prefix to add /soupboat/padliography to all the routes
 # and to leave the @app.route() decorator more clean