diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8084f25f..d8095559 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 				"cookie-parser": "^1.4.5",
 				"debug": "^4.3.4",
 				"dicer": "^0.3.0",
-				"dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+				"dotenv": "^16.4.0",
 				"express": "^4.17.1",
 				"forwarded-http": "^0.3.0",
 				"har-validator": "^5.1.3",
@@ -821,10 +821,14 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/dotenv": {
-			"version": "8.2.0",
-			"license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+			"version": "16.4.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-WvImr5kpN5NGNn7KaDjJnLTh5rDVLZiDf/YLA8T1ZEZEBZNEDOE+mnkS0PVjPax8ZxBP5zC5SLMB3/9VV5de9g==",
 			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=8"
+				"node": ">=12"
+			},
+			"funding": {
+				"url": "https://github.com/motdotla/dotenv?sponsor=1"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/ee-first": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 159f7e35..0323f8fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		"cookie-parser": "^1.4.5",
 		"debug": "^4.3.4",
 		"dicer": "^0.3.0",
-		"dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+		"dotenv": "^16.4.0",
 		"express": "^4.17.1",
 		"forwarded-http": "^0.3.0",
 		"har-validator": "^5.1.3",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index ceaf245c..56be6f6f 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,17 +1,7 @@
 const app = require("./src");
 const dotenv = require("dotenv");
 
-const result = dotenv.config({ silent: false });
-if (result.error) {
-	console.warn(`
-	------------------------
-	Missing env file:
-	run this to fix it.
-	cp .env.sample .env
-	------------------------
-	`);
-	throw result.error;
-}
+dotenv.config();
 
 const options = {
 	port: process.env.MOCKBIN_PORT,