diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index f8dfa5dd..46fd51a5 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ POSTGRES_DB_NAME=
 POSTGRES_DB_PASSWORD=
 POSTGRES_DB_USER=
 DEBUG=
+CONFIG_YML=./config.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/techsupport_bot/bot.py b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
index 133ffbf1..64b611ab 100644
--- a/techsupport_bot/bot.py
+++ b/techsupport_bot/bot.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class TechSupportBot(commands.Bot):
         FUNCTIONS_DIR (str):The list of all files in the FUNCTIONS_DIR_NAME folder
     """
 
-    CONFIG_PATH: str = "./config.yml"
+    CONFIG_PATH: str = os.environ.get("CONFIG_YML", "./config.yml")
     EXTENSIONS_DIR_NAME: str = "commands"
     EXTENSIONS_DIR: str = (
         f"{os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__))}/{EXTENSIONS_DIR_NAME}"