diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.aws.lambda b/docker/Dockerfile.aws.lambda
index 3254c372..f0572fef 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.aws.lambda
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.aws.lambda
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ RUN pip3 install -r requirements.txt --target "${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT}" -U --no-cach
 
 # Set NLTK_DATA to load nltk_data
 ENV NLTK_DATA=/opt/nltk_data
-ENV ENV=production
 
 CMD ["python", "main.py"]
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile.subscriber b/docker/Dockerfile.subscriber
index 1b5d2b93..1c80707b 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile.subscriber
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile.subscriber
@@ -8,6 +8,5 @@ RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
 # Copy function code
 COPY . ${LAMBDA_TASK_ROOT}
-ENV ENV=production
 # Set the CMD to your handler (could also be done as a parameter override outside of the Dockerfile)
 CMD [ "handler.lambda_handler" ]
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diff --git a/petercat_utils/utils/env.py b/petercat_utils/utils/env.py
index 5fdcf3ad..9564feeb 100644
--- a/petercat_utils/utils/env.py
+++ b/petercat_utils/utils/env.py
@@ -2,12 +2,8 @@
 import os
 
 def load_env():
-    env = os.getenv("ENV", "development")
-    print(f"load_env={env}")
-    load_dotenv(verbose=True, override=True)
-    
-    if env == 'development':
-        load_dotenv(dotenv_path=".env.local", verbose=True, override=True)
+    load_dotenv(verbose=True, override=True)    
+    load_dotenv(dotenv_path=".env.local", verbose=True, override=True)
 
 load_env()