diff --git a/app/discord_bot/connect_discord.py b/app/discord_bot/connect_discord.py
index ab6a839..b232c8b 100644
--- a/app/discord_bot/connect_discord.py
+++ b/app/discord_bot/connect_discord.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import discord
 from app.mabel.connect_openai import chatgpt_response
 
-load_dotenv()
+#load_dotenv()
 discord_token=os.getenv('DISCORD_TOKEN')
 print("DISCORD_TOKEN: ", discord_token)
 class MyClient(discord.Client):
diff --git a/app/mabel/connect_openai.py b/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
index d09c44b..cf2bda1 100644
--- a/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
+++ b/app/mabel/connect_openai.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import openai
 import os
 import json
-load_dotenv()
+#load_dotenv()
 openai.api_key=os.getenv('OPENAI_KEY')
 
 SYSTEM_DIRECTIVES = []