diff --git a/src/djinit/templates/config/asgi.py-tpl b/src/djinit/templates/config/asgi.py-tpl
index 0c5c879..fd47218 100644
--- a/src/djinit/templates/config/asgi.py-tpl
+++ b/src/djinit/templates/config/asgi.py-tpl
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 """generated with djinit"""
 
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import environ
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
 
+env_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / ".env"
 env = environ.Env()
-environ.Env.read_env()
+environ.Env.read_env(env_path)
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", env("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", default="[[ project_name ]].settings.production"))
 application = get_asgi_application()
diff --git a/src/djinit/templates/config/wsgi.py-tpl b/src/djinit/templates/config/wsgi.py-tpl
index 421456d..3dc9b9f 100644
--- a/src/djinit/templates/config/wsgi.py-tpl
+++ b/src/djinit/templates/config/wsgi.py-tpl
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 """generated with djinit"""
 
 import os
+from pathlib import Path
 import environ
 from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
 
+env_path = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / ".env"
 env = environ.Env()
-environ.Env.read_env()
+environ.Env.read_env(env_path)
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", env("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", default="[[ project_name ]].settings.production"))