diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 328c7d9..82f051f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ ENV DATA_DIR=/data
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV COMMIT_HASH=$COMMIT_HASH
 ENV BUILD_DATE=$BUILD_DATE
+ENV ENV_FILE=/config
 
 CMD ["tini", "--", "node", "--enable-source-maps", "dist/scripts/migrate-and-start.js"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fec19f..b21bb52 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ docker run -it -v "$(pwd)/data":/data -e DISCORD_TOKEN='' -e SPOTIFY_CLIENT_ID='
 
 This starts Muse and creates a data directory in your current directory.
 
+You can also store your tokens in an environment file and make it available to your container. By default, the container will look for a `/config` environment file. You can customize this path with the `ENV_FILE` environment variable to use with, for example, [docker secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/). 
+
 **Docker Compose**:
 
 ```yaml
diff --git a/src/services/config.ts b/src/services/config.ts
index b6b9aea..019df07 100644
--- a/src/services/config.ts
+++ b/src/services/config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import xbytes from 'xbytes';
 import {ConditionalKeys} from 'type-fest';
 import {ActivityType, PresenceStatusData} from 'discord.js';
-dotenv.config();
+dotenv.config({path: process.env.ENV_FILE ?? path.resolve(process.cwd(), '.env')});
 
 export const DATA_DIR = path.resolve(process.env.DATA_DIR ? process.env.DATA_DIR : './data');