diff --git a/src/utils/utils.go b/src/utils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14087bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+func GetEnv(key string, defaultVal string) string {
+	if value, exists := os.LookupEnv(key); exists {
+		return value
+	}
+	return defaultVal
+}