diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index df8511f..a833e15 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .vercel
 .env
-node_modules
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules
+package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.vercelignore b/.vercelignore
index 2eea525..be9b2aa 100644
--- a/.vercelignore
+++ b/.vercelignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/index.js b/api/index.js
index 6d991ae..22019cd 100644
--- a/api/index.js
+++ b/api/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+require("dotenv").config();
 const { renderError } = require("../src/utils");
 const fetchStats = require("../src/fetchStats");
 const renderStatsCard = require("../src/renderStatsCard");
diff --git a/api/pin.js b/api/pin.js
index c514a84..c509fe2 100644
--- a/api/pin.js
+++ b/api/pin.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+require("dotenv").config();
 const { renderError } = require("../src/utils");
 const fetchRepo = require("../src/fetchRepo");
 const renderRepoCard = require("../src/renderRepoCard");
-require("dotenv").config();
 
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
   const { username, repo } = req.query;