diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index fc625e0..697fb92 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/huandu/xstrings v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 // indirect
 	github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 // indirect
+	github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.0 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.7 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 99bd952..4e24d83 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13 h1:lFzP57bqS/wsqKssCGmtLAb8A0wKjLGrve2q3PPVcBk=
 github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.13/go.mod h1:4lJ1jqUDcsbIECGy0RUJAXNIhg+6ocWgb1ALK2O4oXg=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0 h1:1PLqN7S1UYp5t4SrVVnt4nUVNemrDAtxlulVe+Qgm3o=
 github.com/jmoiron/sqlx v1.4.0/go.mod h1:ZrZ7UsYB/weZdl2Bxg6jCRO9c3YHl8r3ahlKmRT4JLY=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1 h1:7eLL/+HRGLY0ldzfGMeQkb7vMd0as4CfYvUVzLqw0N0=
+github.com/joho/godotenv v1.5.1/go.mod h1:f4LDr5Voq0i2e/R5DDNOoa2zzDfwtkZa6DnEwAbqwq4=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnrnM=
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.0 h1:Rnbp4K9EjcDuVuHtd0dgA4qNuv9yKDYKK1ulpJwgrqM=
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 001f736..1103ef6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -4,16 +4,20 @@ import (
 	"freed/internal/api"
 	"freed/internal/database"
 	"log"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2/middleware/logger"
-)
-
-var (
-	dbFile = "./freed.db"
+	_ "github.com/joho/godotenv/autoload"
 )
 
 func main() {
+	dbFile := os.Getenv("DB_FILE")
+
+	if dbFile == "" {
+		log.Fatalf("No ENV value set for 'DB_FILE', could not initialize database. Please provide a valid path and filename")
+	}
+
 	err := database.Connect(dbFile)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -21,16 +25,14 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	app := fiber.New()
-	app.Use(logger.New())
-	app.Get("/", func(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
-		return ctx.JSON(&fiber.Map{
-			"application": "freed",
-			"version":     "0.0.1",
-			"status":      "running",
-		})
-	})
 
-	api.Setup(app)
+	// Global Middlewares
+	app.Use(logger.New())
+
+	// Try to set up API routes
+	if err := api.Setup(app); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Could not setup /api routes: %s", err)
+	}
 
 	app.Listen(":42069")
 }