diff --git a/src/template/Makefile b/src/template/Makefile
index 65b78c6..02e842f 100644
--- a/src/template/Makefile
+++ b/src/template/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ include ../../common_makefile.mk
 
 PROJECT_FOLDERS = bin lib tests
 
+ENV_FILE = .env
+
+include $(ENV_FILE)
+export $(shell sed 's/=.*//' $(ENV_FILE))
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: