diff --git a/ldm/cli.py b/ldm/cli.py
index c530d4d..c0ee101 100644
--- a/ldm/cli.py
+++ b/ldm/cli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import os
+from os import getcwd
+from os.path import join
 import click
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from .commands import InstallCommand
@@ -7,7 +9,7 @@
 
 @click.group()
 def cli():
-    load_dotenv()
+    load_dotenv(dotenv_path=join(getcwd(), ".env"))
 
 
 @cli.command("install")