diff --git a/public/index.php b/public/index.php
index d8e0614..a0a2eca 100644
--- a/public/index.php
+++ b/public/index.php
@@ -13,8 +13,11 @@ use Slim\Factory\ServerRequestCreatorFactory;
 require __DIR__ . '/../vendor/autoload.php';
 
 // Loading environment variables from .env file, if it exists
-$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../');
-$dotenv->safeLoad();
+$envPath = __DIR__ . '/../.env';
+if (is_file($envPath)) {
+	$dotenv = Dotenv\Dotenv::createImmutable(__DIR__ . '/../');
+	$dotenv->safeLoad();
+}
 
 // Instantiate PHP-DI ContainerBuilder
 $containerBuilder = new ContainerBuilder();