diff --git a/cloudapi-graphql/package.json b/cloudapi-graphql/package.json
index a2d89ee5..1b080638 100644
--- a/cloudapi-graphql/package.json
+++ b/cloudapi-graphql/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bunyan": "^1.8.1",
+    "dotenv": "^2.0.0",
     "express": "^4.14.0",
     "express-graphql": "^0.5.4",
     "got": "^6.5.0",
diff --git a/cloudapi-graphql/src/credentials.js b/cloudapi-graphql/src/credentials.js
index 39787fd6..2a2cc6bb 100644
--- a/cloudapi-graphql/src/credentials.js
+++ b/cloudapi-graphql/src/credentials.js
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ const json = (() => {
   try {
     return require('../credentials.json');
   } catch (err) {
+    require('dotenv').config({
+      path: '../.env'
+    });
     return {};
   }
 })();
diff --git a/cloudapi-graphql/yarn.lock b/cloudapi-graphql/yarn.lock
index e3c1f809..bc45c0e3 100644
--- a/cloudapi-graphql/yarn.lock
+++ b/cloudapi-graphql/yarn.lock
@@ -1412,6 +1412,10 @@ dot-prop@^3.0.0:
   dependencies:
     is-obj "^1.0.0"
 
+dotenv:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-2.0.0.tgz#bd759c357aaa70365e01c96b7b0bec08a6e0d949"
+
 dtrace-provider@^0.7.0, dtrace-provider@~0.7:
   version "0.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dtrace-provider/-/dtrace-provider-0.7.0.tgz#9ac6d3eb78ffbe90385063e6d14dfe7bc377005d"