diff --git a/compute-2-mep/mastodon/docker-compose.yaml b/compute-2-mep/mastodon/docker-compose.yaml
index 123e7f0..81090da 100644
--- a/compute-2-mep/mastodon/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/compute-2-mep/mastodon/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ services:
   web:
     image: ghcr.io/mastodon/mastodon:v4.3.0
     restart: always
-    env_file: .env.production
+    env_file:
+      - path: .env.production
+      - path: .env
+        required: false
     command: bundle exec puma -C config/puma.rb
     healthcheck:
       # prettier-ignore
@@ -43,7 +46,10 @@ services:
   streaming:
     image: ghcr.io/mastodon/mastodon-streaming:v4.3.0
     restart: always
-    env_file: .env.production
+    env_file:
+      - path: .env.production
+      - path: .env
+        required: false
     command: node ./streaming/index.js
     healthcheck:
       # prettier-ignore
@@ -66,7 +72,10 @@ services:
   sidekiq:
     image: ghcr.io/mastodon/mastodon:v4.3.0
     restart: always
-    env_file: .env.production
+    env_file:
+      - path: .env.production
+      - path: .env
+        required: false
     command: bundle exec sidekiq
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "ps aux | grep '[s]idekiq\ 6' || false"]