diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f89c63c..09a4f38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "The standalone postgres proxy for drizzle.",
   "main": "dist",
   "scripts": {
-    "start:dev": "pnpm run build && node dist",
+    "start:dev": "pnpm run build && node -r dotenv/config dist",
     "lint": "eslint src",
     "lint:fix": "eslint src --fix",
     "build": "rimraf dist && swc src -d dist --strip-leading-paths"
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@types/pg": "^8.11.6",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^7.8.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^7.8.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "drizzle-kit": "^0.21.0",
     "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "rimraf": "^5.0.5",
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a2ca066..da75253 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ importers:
       '@typescript-eslint/parser':
         specifier: ^7.8.0
         version: 7.8.0(eslint@8.57.0)(typescript@5.4.5)
+      dotenv:
+        specifier: ^16.4.5
+        version: 16.4.5
       drizzle-kit:
         specifier: ^0.21.0
         version: 0.21.0
@@ -995,6 +998,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-yS+Q5i3hBf7GBkd4KG8a7eBNNWNGLTaEwwYWUijIYM7zrlYDM0BFXHjjPWlWZ1Rg7UaddZeIDmi9jF3HmqiQ2w==}
     engines: {node: '>=6.0.0'}
 
+  dotenv@16.4.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==}
+    engines: {node: '>=12'}
+
   dreamopt@0.8.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vyJTp8+mC+G+5dfgsY+r3ckxlz+QMX40VjPQsZc5gxVAxLmi64TBoVkP54A/pRAXMXsbu2GMMBrZPxNv23waMg==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.4.0'}
@@ -3495,6 +3502,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       esutils: 2.0.3
 
+  dotenv@16.4.5: {}
+
   dreamopt@0.8.0:
     dependencies:
       wordwrap: 1.0.0
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 804e199..7357c1e 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const config = {
         migrate: process.env.DATABASE_MIGRATIONS === "true"
     },
     port: Number(process.env.PORT ?? "3000"),
-    auth: process.env.AUTH!
+    auth: process.env.DATABASE_AUTH!
 };
 
 if (config.database.migrate) {
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ server.post("/query", async (req, res) => {
     const { sql, params, method } = await req.json<RequestBody, RequestBody>();
 
     if (req.headers.authorization !== config.auth) {
-        res.status(401).json({ error: "Invalid authorization token!" });
+        res.status(401).json({
+            error: "Invalid authorization token!"
+        });
+        return;
     }
 
     logger.info({
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@ server.post("/query", async (req, res) => {
     } catch (error: any) {
         res.status(500).json({ error });
     }
-    res.status(500).json({ error: "Unknown method value" });
+    res.status(500).json([{ error: "Unknown method value" }]);
 });
 
 await server.listen(config.port, "0.0.0.0");