diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 203344a..0eae4b6 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -554,6 +554,8 @@ write_runtime_compose_override() {
     cat > "$RUNTIME_COMPOSE_OVERRIDE_FILE" <<EOF
 services:
   app:
+    env_file:
+      - ${ENV_FILE}
     working_dir: /app/Web
     command: ["gunicorn", "app:app", "--bind", "0.0.0.0:8000", "--workers", "${INVENTAR_WORKERS:-2}", "--threads", "${INVENTAR_THREADS:-2}", "--timeout", "${INVENTAR_WORKER_TIMEOUT:-30}", "--graceful-timeout", "20", "--worker-connections", "${INVENTAR_WORKER_CONNECTIONS:-100}", "--max-requests", "1000", "--max-requests-jitter", "100", "--log-level", "info", "--access-logfile", "-", "--error-logfile", "-"]
     image: ${APP_IMAGE_VALUE}