diff --git a/api/api.py b/api/api.py
index f77e7fc..dbadc9a 100644
--- a/api/api.py
+++ b/api/api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from flask import Flask
 from flask_restful import Api, Resource
 import ECNQueue
+import os, dotenv
+
+# Load envrionment variables for ./.env
+dotenv.load_dotenv()
 
 # Create Flask App
 app = Flask(__name__)
@@ -8,8 +12,6 @@
 # Create API Interface
 api = Api(app)
 
-
-
 class Item(Resource):
     def get(self, queue: str, number: int) -> str:
         """Returns the JSON representation of the item requested.
@@ -80,12 +82,9 @@ def get(self) -> list:
                 list: Dictionaries with the number of items in each queue.
         """
         return ECNQueue.getQueueCounts()
-        
-api.add_resource(QueueList, "/api/get_queues")
-api.add_resource(Item, "/api/<string:queue>/<int:number>")
-api.add_resource(Queue, "/api/<string:queue>")
 
 
 
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.run()
+api.add_resource(QueueList, "/api/get_queues")
+api.add_resource(Item, "/api/<string:queue>/<int:number>")
+api.add_resource(Queue, "/api/<string:queue>")
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