diff --git a/src/config/settings.py b/src/config/settings.py
index 6f55520d..d5a0bcac 100644
--- a/src/config/settings.py
+++ b/src/config/settings.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ from utils.container_utils import get_container_host
 from utils.document_processing import create_document_converter
 from utils.logging_config import get_logger
 
-load_dotenv()
-load_dotenv("../")
+load_dotenv(override=False)
+load_dotenv("../", override=False)
 
 logger = get_logger(__name__)