diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4560d2f..5f01ae9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ pyyaml>=6.0.1
 # Development dependencies
 pytest>=7.4.0
 black>=23.7.0
-flake8>=6.1.0 
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+flake8>=6.1.0 
diff --git a/watch.sh b/watch.sh
index a003bad..32ecf0d 100755
--- a/watch.sh
+++ b/watch.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Load environment variables from .env file
+if [ -f .env ]; then
+    source .env
+else
+    echo "Warning: .env file not found"
+fi
+
 # Activate virtual environment
 source vibenv/bin/activate
 
 # Run the watch script
-python src/watch_voice_memos.py 
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+python src/watch_voice_memos.py