diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2eea525d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.env
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8c9474de..4532ee61 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=builder /root/.local /root/.local
 COPY ./lightrag ./lightrag
 COPY setup.py .
-COPY .env .
 
 RUN pip install .
 # Make sure scripts in .local are usable
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a4713279..b5659692 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - ./data/rag_storage:/app/data/rag_storage
       - ./data/inputs:/app/data/inputs
+      - .env:/app/.env
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment: