diff --git a/spec/workspace_spec.cr b/spec/workspace_spec.cr
index 14b3c160..49d070ee 100644
--- a/spec/workspace_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/workspace_spec.cr
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ describe Mint::Workspace do
         path: Path[workspace.root_path, "mint.json"].to_s,
         check: Mint::Check::Environment,
         include_tests: false,
+        dot_env: ".env",
         format: false)
 
       results.size.should eq(1)
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ describe Mint::Workspace do
         check: Mint::Check::Environment,
         path: workspace.root_path,
         include_tests: false,
+        dot_env: ".env",
         format: false)
 
       results.size.should eq(1)
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ describe Mint::Workspace do
         path: Path[workspace.root_path, "mint.json"].to_s,
         check: Mint::Check::Environment,
         include_tests: false,
+        dot_env: ".env",
         format: false)
 
       FileUtils.touch(Path[workspace.root_path, "Main.mint"])
diff --git a/src/command.cr b/src/command.cr
index 2a01338c..2315d93b 100644
--- a/src/command.cr
+++ b/src/command.cr
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ module Mint
         result = nil
 
         begin
-          # Load environment variables.
-          Env.init(env) do |file|
-            terminal.puts "#{COG} Loaded environment variables from: #{file}"
-          end
-
           check_dependencies! if check_dependencies
 
           # Measure elapsed time of a command.
diff --git a/src/commands/build.cr b/src/commands/build.cr
index b465bd5b..39635650 100644
--- a/src/commands/build.cr
+++ b/src/commands/build.cr
@@ -39,9 +39,10 @@ module Mint
 
       def run
         execute "Building for production",
-          check_dependencies: true, env: flags.env do
+          check_dependencies: true do
           Workspace.new(
             path: Path[Dir.current, "mint.json"].to_s,
+            dot_env: flags.env || ".env",
             check: Check::Environment,
             include_tests: false,
             format: false,
diff --git a/src/commands/start.cr b/src/commands/start.cr
index 9cb58f1b..15d48f33 100644
--- a/src/commands/start.cr
+++ b/src/commands/start.cr
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ module Mint
 
       def run
         execute "Running the development server",
-          check_dependencies: true, env: flags.env do
+          check_dependencies: true do
           Reactor.new(
             reload: !flags.no_reload,
             format: flags.format,
+            dot_env: flags.env,
             host: flags.host,
             port: flags.port
           ) do |type_checker|
diff --git a/src/commands/test.cr b/src/commands/test.cr
index 47abe17e..b805eebe 100644
--- a/src/commands/test.cr
+++ b/src/commands/test.cr
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ module Mint
 
       def run
         runner =
-          execute "Running tests", env: flags.env do
+          execute "Running tests" do
             TestRunner.new(flags, arguments)
           end
 
diff --git a/src/commands/tool/docs_server.cr b/src/commands/tool/docs_server.cr
index a5d30801..13f32a0c 100644
--- a/src/commands/tool/docs_server.cr
+++ b/src/commands/tool/docs_server.cr
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module Mint
           Reactor.new(
             host: flags.host,
             port: flags.port,
+            dot_env: ".env",
             format: false,
             reload: true,
           ) do |type_checker|
diff --git a/src/env.cr b/src/env.cr
index de86809e..4bd3ca56 100644
--- a/src/env.cr
+++ b/src/env.cr
@@ -7,15 +7,14 @@ module Mint
 
     class_getter env : String?
 
-    def load(&)
+    def load
       env.try do |value|
         MINT_ENV.clear
         MINT_ENV.merge!(Dotenv.load(value))
-        yield
       end
     end
 
-    def init(raw, &)
+    def init(raw)
       env =
         if !raw.presence
           ".env" if File.exists?(".env")
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ module Mint
         end unless File.exists?(env)
 
         @@env = env
-        load { yield env }
+        load
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/src/ls/sandbox.cr b/src/ls/sandbox.cr
index 41d44b5c..9d2d24c1 100644
--- a/src/ls/sandbox.cr
+++ b/src/ls/sandbox.cr
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ module Mint
             listener: ->build(TypeChecker | Error),
             check: Check::Unreachable,
             include_tests: true,
+            dot_env: ".env",
             format: false)
       end
 
diff --git a/src/ls/server.cr b/src/ls/server.cr
index 772e2fcb..4e5d508f 100644
--- a/src/ls/server.cr
+++ b/src/ls/server.cr
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ module Mint
           Workspace.new(
             check: Check::Unreachable,
             include_tests: true,
+            dot_env: ".env",
             listener: nil,
             format: false,
             path: base)
diff --git a/src/reactor.cr b/src/reactor.cr
index cd528126..e28244c5 100644
--- a/src/reactor.cr
+++ b/src/reactor.cr
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module Mint
     def initialize(
       *,
       @reload : Bool,
+      dot_env,
       format,
       host,
       port,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ module Mint
     )
       Workspace.new(
         path: Path[Dir.current, "mint.json"].to_s,
+        dot_env: dot_env || ".env",
         check: Check::Environment,
         include_tests: false,
         format: format,
diff --git a/src/test_runner.cr b/src/test_runner.cr
index 637b7fab..64e3cd51 100644
--- a/src/test_runner.cr
+++ b/src/test_runner.cr
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ module Mint
 
       Workspace.new(
         path: Path[Dir.current, "mint.json"].to_s,
+        dot_env: flags.env || ".env",
         check: Check::Environment,
         include_tests: true,
         format: false,
diff --git a/src/utils/source_files.cr b/src/utils/source_files.cr
index 56c74ef6..36c71e98 100644
--- a/src/utils/source_files.cr
+++ b/src/utils/source_files.cr
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ module Mint
       end.map { |dir| glob_pattern(File.dirname(json.path), dir) }
     end
 
-    def everything(json : MintJson, *, include_tests = false) : Array(String)
+    def everything(json : MintJson, *, include_tests = false, dot_env = ".env") : Array(String)
       packages(json, include_self: true)
         .flat_map { |item| globs(item, include_tests: include_tests) + [item.path] }
-        .push(Path[File.dirname(json.path), ".env"].to_s)
+        .push(Path[File.dirname(json.path), dot_env].to_s)
     end
 
     def packages(json : MintJson, *, include_self = false) : Array(MintJson)
diff --git a/src/workspace.cr b/src/workspace.cr
index e2f9bd0d..b9fb5f04 100644
--- a/src/workspace.cr
+++ b/src/workspace.cr
@@ -20,10 +20,14 @@ module Mint
       *,
       @listener : Proc(TypeChecker | Error, Nil) | Nil,
       @include_tests : Bool,
+      dot_env : String,
       @format : Bool,
       @check : Check,
       @path : String
     )
+      @dot_env =
+        File.basename(dot_env)
+
       (@watcher = Watcher.new(&->update(Array(String), Symbol)))
         .tap { reset }
         .watch
@@ -102,7 +106,8 @@ module Mint
       @watcher.patterns =
         SourceFiles.everything(
           MintJson.parse(@path, search: true),
-          include_tests: @include_tests)
+          include_tests: @include_tests,
+          dot_env: @dot_env)
     rescue error : Error
       set(error)
     end
@@ -154,11 +159,12 @@ module Mint
             # 1. packages could have changed
             # 2. source directories could have changed
             # 3. variables in the .env file cloud have changed
-            case basename = File.basename(file)
-            when "mint.json", ".env"
-              Env.init(basename) { } if basename == ".env"
-              actions << :reset
+            case File.basename(file)
+            when @dot_env
+              Env.init(file)
             end
+
+            actions << :reset
           end
         end
       end