diff --git a/backend/task/src/config.rs b/backend/task/src/config.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..029adde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/task/src/config.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub fn config() -> Configuration {
+    Configuration {
+        env: dotenvy::dotenv(),
+    }
+}
+
+pub struct Configuration {
+    env: Result<PathBuf, dotenvy::Error>,
+}
diff --git a/backend/task/src/main.rs b/backend/task/src/main.rs
index 0fa7fbd..0c43fdb 100644
--- a/backend/task/src/main.rs
+++ b/backend/task/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use storage::services::aws;
 use tasks::*;
 
-//mod config;
+mod config;
 mod tasks;
 mod utils;
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub struct TaskJob {
 async fn main() {
     println!("Hello, world!");
 
-    dotenvy::dotenv().unwrap();
+    let _ = config::config();
 
     // setup database
     let database_url =