diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 74487e11..94e8ac0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Create .env file
         run: |
           echo "RUDDER_STACK_KEY=1" > .env
-          echo "RUDDER_STACK_KEY=2" > ./bin/.env
       - name: Release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/src/utils/analytics.ts b/src/utils/analytics.ts
index 8db2a031..492c7379 100644
--- a/src/utils/analytics.ts
+++ b/src/utils/analytics.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import RudderAnalytics from "@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-node";
-import * as dotenv from "dotenv";
+import dotenv from "dotenv";
 import { machineId } from "node-machine-id";
 
 import type { apiObject } from "@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-node";
+import path from "path";
 
-dotenv.config();
+const envPath = path.join(__dirname, '../../', '.env');
+dotenv.config({ path: envPath });
 
 console.log("test", process.env.RUDDER_STACK_KEY!);