diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 74af8ac..7434a77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "starbase": "./bin/starbase"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "starbase": "ts-node ./src/index.ts",
+    "starbase": "ts-node --require dotenv/config ./src/index.ts",
     "starbase:help": "ts-node ./src/index.ts -h",
     "neo4j:start": "docker-compose -f docker/neo4j.yml up -d",
     "neo4j:stop": "docker-compose -f docker/neo4j.yml down",
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@jupiterone/integration-sdk-dev-tools": "^8.4.4",
     "@types/js-yaml": "^4.0.5",
-    "@types/nodegit": "^0.27.7"
+    "@types/nodegit": "^0.27.7",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.0"
   },
   "volta": {
     "node": "14.19.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 9abfcc2..1cfbfb2 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2115,6 +2115,11 @@ dotenv-expand@^5.1.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv-expand/-/dotenv-expand-5.1.0.tgz#3fbaf020bfd794884072ea26b1e9791d45a629f0"
   integrity sha512-YXQl1DSa4/PQyRfgrv6aoNjhasp/p4qs9FjJ4q4cQk+8m4r6k4ZSiEyytKG8f8W9gi8WsQtIObNmKd+tMzNTmA==
 
+dotenv@^16.0.0:
+  version "16.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.0.tgz#c619001253be89ebb638d027b609c75c26e47411"
+  integrity sha512-qD9WU0MPM4SWLPJy/r2Be+2WgQj8plChsyrCNQzW/0WjvcJQiKQJ9mH3ZgB3fxbUUxgc/11ZJ0Fi5KiimWGz2Q==
+
 dotenv@^8.2.0:
   version "8.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz#061af664d19f7f4d8fc6e4ff9b584ce237adcb8b"