diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 684145123..5531a6482 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4262,7 +4262,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "server"
-version = "0.4.83"
+version = "0.4.84"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.11",
  "anyhow",
diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index 5a64a87a3..44dbde794 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "server"
-version = "0.4.83"
+version = "0.4.84"
 edition = "2021"
 build = "src/build.rs"
 
diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index 3b2ee7ed0..65bd92ec8 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), ServerError> {
     let figure = standard_font.convert("Iggy Server");
     println!("{}", figure.unwrap());
 
-    if let Ok(path) = dotenv() {
+    if let Ok(env_path) = std::env::var("IGGY_ENV_PATH") {
+        if dotenvy::from_path(&env_path).is_ok() {
+            println!("Loaded environment variables from path: {env_path}");
+        }
+    } else if let Ok(path) = dotenv() {
         println!(
             "Loaded environment variables from .env file at path: {}",
             path.display()