diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01099a2..1c7e01c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 **/output/
 **/.DS_Store
 *.pyc
-.env
+src/config/.env.prod
+src/config/.env.dev
 dist
 jobs.csv
 .vscode/launch.json
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index f59c230..5b69741 100644
Binary files a/requirements.txt and b/requirements.txt differ
diff --git a/src/config/__init__.py b/src/config/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/config/settings.py b/src/config/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d1b38d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import os
+
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+if not os.getenv("ENV"):
+    raise ValueError("Invalid environment. Set the 'ENV' variable (e.g., export ENV=dev).")
+
+dotenv_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".env." + os.environ.get("ENV"))
+
+if not os.path.exists(dotenv_file):
+    raise FileNotFoundError(f"Environment file not found: {dotenv_file}")
+
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    environment: str
+    telegram_api_token: str
+    mongo_uri: str
+    mongo_db_name: str
+    print(f"Loading environment from: {dotenv_file}")
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(
+        env_file=dotenv_file
+    )
+
+
+settings = Settings()
diff --git a/src/db/monogo_db.py b/src/db/monogo_db.py
index 0cbd12e..bcac938 100644
--- a/src/db/monogo_db.py
+++ b/src/db/monogo_db.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import os
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 from pymongo.synchronous.database import Database
 
+from config.settings import settings
 from jobspy import create_logger
 
 
@@ -17,12 +18,12 @@ class MongoDB:
         self = super().__new__(cls)
         cls._instance = self
         logger = create_logger("Mongo Client")
-        mongoUri = os.getenv("MONGO_URI")
+        mongoUri = settings.mongo_uri
         if not mongoUri:
             logger.error("MONGO_URI environment variable is not set")
             raise ValueError("MONGO_URI environment variable is not set")
         client = MongoClient(mongoUri)
-        database_name = os.getenv("MONGO_DB_NAME")
+        database_name = settings.mongo_db_name
         if not database_name:
             logger.error("MONGO_DB_NAME environment variable is not set")
             raise ValueError(
diff --git a/src/telegram_bot.py b/src/telegram_bot.py
index 6b5ed3d..1bfaff9 100644
--- a/src/telegram_bot.py
+++ b/src/telegram_bot.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from telegram import Bot, InlineKeyboardButton, InlineKeyboardMarkup
 from telegram.constants import ReactionEmoji
 
+from config.settings import settings
 from jobspy.jobs import JobPost
 from jobspy.scrapers.utils import create_logger
 
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class TelegramBot:
         return cls.instance
 
     def __init__(self):
-        self._api_token = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_API_TOKEN")
+        self._api_token = settings.telegram_api_token
         self.bot = Bot(token=self._api_token)
 
     def get_reply_markup(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_db.py b/tests/test_db.py
index 7eea3be..bbe0e02 100644
--- a/tests/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/test_db.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import os
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from db import JobRepository
+
+from db.job_repository import JobRepository
 from tests.test_util import createMockJob
 
 load_dotenv()
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DatabaseTests:
         This block ensures that the script runs the test only when executed directly,
         not when imported as a module.
         """
-        self.jobRepository = JobRepository(os.getenv("MONGO_DB_NAME") + "dev")
+        self.jobRepository = JobRepository()
 
     def insert_job(self):
         """