diff --git a/template-js+cli/package.json b/template-js+cli/package.json
index 508308c..25554e9 100644
--- a/template-js+cli/package.json
+++ b/template-js+cli/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
 	    "@sern/handler": "^3.0.3",
-	    "discord.js": "latest"
+	    "discord.js": "latest",
+            "dotenv": "^16.3.1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 	    "@types/node": "^17.0.25"
diff --git a/template-js+cli/src/index.js b/template-js+cli/src/index.js
index 067e083..69e328f 100644
--- a/template-js+cli/src/index.js
+++ b/template-js+cli/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /// <reference path="dependencies.d.ts" />
-
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
 import { Sern, single, makeDependencies } from '@sern/handler';
 
diff --git a/template-ts+cli/package.json b/template-ts+cli/package.json
index 86daeb8..23c392d 100644
--- a/template-ts+cli/package.json
+++ b/template-ts+cli/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 	],
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sern/handler": "^3.0.3",
-		"discord.js": "latest"
+		"discord.js": "latest",
+                "dotenv": "^16.3.1"
 	},
 	"devDependencies": {
 		"@types/node": "^17.0.25",
diff --git a/template-ts+cli/src/index.ts b/template-ts+cli/src/index.ts
index ec0a1db..f86abe2 100644
--- a/template-ts+cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/template-ts+cli/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'dotenv/config'
 import { Client, GatewayIntentBits } from 'discord.js';
 import { Sern, single, makeDependencies } from '@sern/handler';