diff --git a/cfg/config.go b/cfg/config.go
index 8c68346..92a910a 100644
--- a/cfg/config.go
+++ b/cfg/config.go
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ func RootDir() string {
 	return rootDir
 }
 
-func NewConfig(isProd bool) *Config {
-	if !isProd {
-		err := godotenv.Load(RootDir() + "/.env")
+func NewConfig(envFilePath string) *Config {
+	if envFilePath != "" {
+		err := godotenv.Load(envFilePath)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("environment variable ENV is empty and an error occurred while loading the .env file\n")
 		}