diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b865fb2..b651b32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-*.env
-config.ini
-*conf.ini
-conf.ini
+config.env
 *auth_token.txt
 *.pyc
 downloads/*
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1a8bb4..8ecdfa3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ sudo pacman -S docker python
 
 ## Setting up config file
 ```
-cp bot/config_sample.ini bot/config.ini
+cp config_sample.env config.env
 ```
 - Remove the first line saying:
 ```
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ sudo docker run mirror-bot
 ```
 python3 generate_drive_token.py
 ```
-- Change Bot Download Dir to /bot/downloads in config.ini file.
 - Install [Heroku cli](https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/heroku-cli)
 - Login into your heroku account with command:
 ```
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ heroku stack:set container
 ```
 - Add Private Credentials and Config Stuff:
 ```
-git add -f credentials.json token.pickle ./bot/config.ini
+git add -f credentials.json token.pickle config.env
 ```
 - Commit new changes:
 ```
diff --git a/bot/__init__.py b/bot/__init__.py
index 1555825..5f87421 100644
--- a/bot/__init__.py
+++ b/bot/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import logging
-import configparser
 import aria2p
 import threading
 from telegram.ext import Updater
-from telegram import Bot
 import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import time
 
 botStartTime = time.time()
@@ -16,12 +15,11 @@ logging.basicConfig(format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s
                     handlers=[logging.FileHandler('log.txt'), logging.StreamHandler()],
                     level=logging.INFO)
 
-config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-config.read('bot/config.ini')
+load_dotenv('config.env')
 
 
 def getConfig(name: str):
-    return config['DEFAULT'][name]
+    return os.environ[name]
 
 
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/bot/config_sample.ini b/config_sample.env
similarity index 58%
rename from bot/config_sample.ini
rename to config_sample.env
index 9bfbb73..92845b8 100644
--- a/bot/config_sample.ini
+++ b/config_sample.env
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #Remove this line before deploying
 _____REMOVE_THIS_LINE_____=True
-[DEFAULT]
 
 # ENTER BOT TOKEN (Get your BOT_TOKEN by talking to @botfather)
-BOT_TOKEN =
-GDRIVE_FOLDER_ID = 
-DOWNLOAD_DIR = /home/username/mirror-bot/downloads
-DOWNLOAD_STATUS_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 5
-AUTO_DELETE_MESSAGE_DURATION = 20
+BOT_TOKEN = ""
+GDRIVE_FOLDER_ID = ""
 OWNER_ID =
+DOWNLOAD_DIR = "/home/username/mirror-bot/downloads"
+DOWNLOAD_STATUS_UPDATE_INTERVAL = 5
+AUTO_DELETE_MESSAGE_DURATION = 20
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4a078a0..22817b9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ uritemplate>=3.0.0
 urllib3>=1.23
 aria2p
 mimelib
+python-dotenv>=0.10
\ No newline at end of file