diff --git a/packages/gitea-mcp/package.json b/packages/gitea-mcp/package.json
index f481693..d159631 100644
--- a/packages/gitea-mcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/gitea-mcp/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "start": "node dist/index.js"
+    "start": "node --env-file-if-exists=../../.env dist/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/packages/memory-mcp/package.json b/packages/memory-mcp/package.json
index 50a6b48..2dddec2 100644
--- a/packages/memory-mcp/package.json
+++ b/packages/memory-mcp/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "tsc",
-    "start": "node dist/index.js",
+    "start": "node --env-file-if-exists=../../.env dist/index.js",
     "dev": "tsx watch src/index.ts",
     "test:unit": "vitest run"
   },