diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 16fcdbd..037c201 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ services:
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
   pender:
+    env_file:
+      - pender/.env
     build: pender
     platform: linux/x86_64
     shm_size: 1G