diff --git a/proxy/main.go b/proxy/main.go
index 8eff32c..7feac7d 100644
--- a/proxy/main.go
+++ b/proxy/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/joho/godotenv"
@@ -11,12 +12,12 @@ func main() {
 
 	if value := os.Getenv("ENV"); value == "prod" {
 		if ok := godotenv.Load(".env"); ok != nil {
-			panic(".env not found")
+			log.Println(".env not found")
 		}
 	} else {
 		fmt.Println("Fallback to dev.env")
 		if ok := godotenv.Load("dev.env"); ok != nil {
-			panic("dev.env not found")
+			log.Println("dev.env not found, falling back to ENVIORMENT VARS")
 		}
 
 	}