diff --git a/chowda/config.py b/chowda/config.py
index 22cf2ce9..e27944d9 100644
--- a/chowda/config.py
+++ b/chowda/config.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
 CHOWDA_ENV = environ.get('CHOWDA_ENV', 'development')
 
 
-dotenv_path = find_dotenv(filename=f'.env.{CHOWDA_ENV}', raise_error_if_not_found=True)
+dotenv_path = find_dotenv(filename=f'.env.{CHOWDA_ENV}')
 
 
-load_dotenv(dotenv_path, override=True)
+load_dotenv(dotenv_path)
 
 DEBUG = bool(environ.get('DEBUG'))