diff --git a/bin/convert-txs.js b/bin/convert-txs.js
index a972338d..e4e685cc 100755
--- a/bin/convert-txs.js
+++ b/bin/convert-txs.js
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
 
 var pgp = require('pg-promise')()
 
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const { PSQL_URL } = require('../lib/constants')
 
 var db = pgp(PSQL_URL)
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-configure-frontcamera b/bin/lamassu-configure-frontcamera
index b2e3a67f..4fd5036a 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-configure-frontcamera
+++ b/bin/lamassu-configure-frontcamera
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 
 const setEnvVariable = require('../tools/set-env-var')
 
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-eth-recovery b/bin/lamassu-eth-recovery
index ee4d2964..17bf4c05 100644
--- a/bin/lamassu-eth-recovery
+++ b/bin/lamassu-eth-recovery
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const hdkey = require('ethereumjs-wallet/hdkey')
 const hkdf = require('futoin-hkdf')
 const db = require('../lib/db')
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-migrate b/bin/lamassu-migrate
index 9e5bb307..fee47747 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-migrate
+++ b/bin/lamassu-migrate
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const _ = require('lodash/fp')
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
 
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const db = require('../lib/db')
 const migrate = require('../lib/migrate')
 const { asyncLocalStorage, defaultStore } = require('../lib/async-storage')
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-mnemonic b/bin/lamassu-mnemonic
index 64712d59..d9262f0e 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-mnemonic
+++ b/bin/lamassu-mnemonic
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
 const fs = require('fs')
-const os = require('os')
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 
 const MNEMONIC_PATH = process.env.MNEMONIC_PATH
 
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-ofac-update-sources b/bin/lamassu-ofac-update-sources
index 3fc309b5..a79e6c0c 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-ofac-update-sources
+++ b/bin/lamassu-ofac-update-sources
@@ -2,12 +2,9 @@
 
 'use strict'
 
-const os = require('os')
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const setEnvVariable = require('../tools/set-env-var')
 
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
-
 if (!process.env.OFAC_SOURCES_NAMES && !process.env.OFAC_SOURCES_URLS) {
   setEnvVariable('OFAC_SOURCES_NAMES', 'sdn_advanced,cons_advanced')
   setEnvVariable('OFAC_SOURCES_URLS', 'https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sanctions/1.0/sdn_advanced.xml,https://www.treasury.gov/ofac/downloads/sanctions/1.0/cons_advanced.xml')
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-operator b/bin/lamassu-operator
index c4fe097a..20b14b1b 100644
--- a/bin/lamassu-operator
+++ b/bin/lamassu-operator
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 
 const fs = require('fs')
 const hkdf = require('futoin-hkdf')
-const os = require('os')
-
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
 
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const mnemonicHelpers = require('../lib/mnemonic-helpers')
 
 const MNEMONIC_PATH = process.env.MNEMONIC_PATH
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-register b/bin/lamassu-register
index c35b1f8a..d9ccfddb 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-register
+++ b/bin/lamassu-register
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const { asyncLocalStorage, defaultStore } = require('../lib/async-storage')
 const userManagement = require('../lib/new-admin/graphql/modules/userManagement')
 const authErrors = require('../lib/new-admin/graphql/errors/authentication')
diff --git a/bin/lamassu-update-to-mnemonic b/bin/lamassu-update-to-mnemonic
index 59dc183b..b8528e0e 100755
--- a/bin/lamassu-update-to-mnemonic
+++ b/bin/lamassu-update-to-mnemonic
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const os = require('os')
+
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const mnemonicHelpers = require('../lib/mnemonic-helpers')
 const setEnvVariable = require('../tools/set-env-var')
 
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
-
 if (!process.env.MNEMONIC_PATH && process.env.SEED_PATH) {
   const seed = fs.readFileSync(process.env.SEED_PATH, 'utf8').trim()
   const mnemonic = mnemonicHelpers.fromSeed(seed)
diff --git a/bin/migrate-config.js b/bin/migrate-config.js
index 7d864618..bab5f5a5 100644
--- a/bin/migrate-config.js
+++ b/bin/migrate-config.js
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 
 const pgp = require('pg-promise')()
 
-const os = require('os')
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
-
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const { PSQL_URL } = require('../lib/constants')
 
 const db = pgp(PSQL_URL)
diff --git a/bin/old-lamassu-register b/bin/old-lamassu-register
index 25b6daea..64d7ca5b 100755
--- a/bin/old-lamassu-register
+++ b/bin/old-lamassu-register
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const path = require('path')
-const os = require('os')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
-
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const login = require('../lib/admin/login')
 
 const name = process.argv[2]
diff --git a/dev/recreate-seeds.js b/dev/recreate-seeds.js
index bd542df1..8acb3920 100644
--- a/dev/recreate-seeds.js
+++ b/dev/recreate-seeds.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const os = require('os')
 const bip39 = require('bip39')
-const setEnvVariable = require('../tools/set-env-var')
 
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
+const setEnvVariable = require('../tools/set-env-var')
 
 if (process.env.MNEMONIC_PATH && !process.env.SEED_PATH) {
   const mnemonic = fs.readFileSync(process.env.MNEMONIC_PATH, 'utf8')
diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index c6ea5a61..88789f51 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 const fs = require('fs')
-const path = require('path')
 const http = require('http')
 const https = require('https')
 const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
-const os = require('os')
-
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
 
+require('./environment-helper')
 const { asyncLocalStorage, defaultStore } = require('./async-storage')
 const routes = require('./routes')
 const logger = require('./logger')
diff --git a/lib/environment-helper.js b/lib/environment-helper.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d864390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/environment-helper.js
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+const path = require('path')
+require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve('/etc', 'lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
diff --git a/lib/migrate-options.js b/lib/migrate-options.js
index 8c79fa51..2ec6f29c 100644
--- a/lib/migrate-options.js
+++ b/lib/migrate-options.js
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function updateOptionBasepath (result, optionName) {
 async function run () {
   // load current opts
   const options = load().opts
-  const shouldMigrate = !fs.existsSync(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env'))
+  const shouldMigrate = !fs.existsSync(process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve('/etc', 'lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env'))
 
   // write the resulting .env
   if (shouldMigrate) {
diff --git a/lib/new-admin/admin-server.js b/lib/new-admin/admin-server.js
index b3e9c0af..fcc2e12a 100644
--- a/lib/new-admin/admin-server.js
+++ b/lib/new-admin/admin-server.js
@@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ const nocache = require('nocache')
 const cookieParser = require('cookie-parser')
 const { graphqlUploadExpress } = require('graphql-upload')
 const { ApolloServer } = require('apollo-server-express')
-const _ = require('lodash/fp')
-const os = require('os')
-
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../.env') })
 
+require('../environment-helper')
 const { asyncLocalStorage, defaultStore } = require('../async-storage')
 const logger = require('../logger')
 
diff --git a/lib/new-admin/graphql-dev-insecure.js b/lib/new-admin/graphql-dev-insecure.js
index 2fa8bb07..1f8f8e90 100644
--- a/lib/new-admin/graphql-dev-insecure.js
+++ b/lib/new-admin/graphql-dev-insecure.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 const express = require('express')
-const path = require('path')
 const { ApolloServer } = require('apollo-server-express')
-const os = require('os')
-
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../../.env') })
 
+require('../environment-helper')
 const { typeDefs, resolvers } = require('./graphql/schema')
 const logger = require('../logger')
 
diff --git a/lib/options-loader.js b/lib/options-loader.js
index 5c81fd66..ba10ffc7 100644
--- a/lib/options-loader.js
+++ b/lib/options-loader.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const os = require('os')
 const argv = require('minimist')(process.argv.slice(2))
 const _ = require('lodash/fp')
 
-require('dotenv').config({ path: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('./environment-helper')
 
 const DATABASE = process.env.LAMASSU_DB ?? 'PROD'
 const dbMapping = psqlConf => ({
diff --git a/tools/build-prod-env.js b/tools/build-prod-env.js
index 99e7c2be..b285447d 100644
--- a/tools/build-prod-env.js
+++ b/tools/build-prod-env.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if (!_.isEqual(_.intersection(_.keys(argv), requiredParams), requiredParams)) {
   process.exit(2)
 }
 
-fs.copyFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../.sample.env'), process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env'))
+fs.copyFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '../.sample.env'), process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve('/etc', 'lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env'))
 
 setEnvVariable('POSTGRES_USER', 'lamassu_pg')
 setEnvVariable('POSTGRES_PASSWORD', `${argv['db-password']}`)
diff --git a/tools/check-user-count.js b/tools/check-user-count.js
index 26a24091..b50b580e 100644
--- a/tools/check-user-count.js
+++ b/tools/check-user-count.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 
-const path = require('path')
-require('dotenv').config({ path: path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env') })
+require('../lib/environment-helper')
 const db = require('../lib/db')
 
 const getCount = () => {
diff --git a/tools/set-env-var.js b/tools/set-env-var.js
index fbe0086b..ba736875 100644
--- a/tools/set-env-var.js
+++ b/tools/set-env-var.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const os = require('os')
 const path = require('path')
 
 const setEnvVariable = (key, value) => {
-  const ENV_PATH = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve(os.homedir(), '.lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env')
+  const ENV_PATH = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? path.resolve('/etc', 'lamassu', '.env') : path.resolve(__dirname, '../.env')
   const ENV_VARIABLES = fs.readFileSync(ENV_PATH, 'utf-8').split(os.EOL)
   const target = ENV_VARIABLES.indexOf(ENV_VARIABLES.find(line => line.match(new RegExp(`^${key}=`))))