diff --git a/engine/lifecycle.go b/engine/lifecycle.go
index 172d0499..f195614f 100644
--- a/engine/lifecycle.go
+++ b/engine/lifecycle.go
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import (
 func (e *QueryEngine) Connect() error {
 	logger.Debug.Printf("ensure query engine binary...")
 
-	_ = godotenv.Load("e2e.env")
-	_ = godotenv.Load("db/e2e.env")
-	_ = godotenv.Load("prisma/e2e.env")
+	_ = godotenv.Load(".env")
+	_ = godotenv.Load("db/.env")
+	_ = godotenv.Load("prisma/.env")
 
 	startEngine := time.Now()
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/.gitignore b/test/e2e/.gitignore
index 8734b008..0469444c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/.gitignore
+++ b/test/e2e/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 schema.out.prisma
 
 # ignore local env file to run e2e tests
-e2e.env
+.env