diff --git a/src/api/evaluate/evaluators.py b/src/api/evaluate/evaluators.py
index 4529d885..b6e5b85a 100644
--- a/src/api/evaluate/evaluators.py
+++ b/src/api/evaluate/evaluators.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 
 from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
 load_dotenv()