From 9c45b49ab937ba236364952f5730929dfa373cd3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dave <Dave>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:00:26 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] feature/IO-3255-simplified-parts-management - Remove
 unnecessary dotenv calls / fix import bug

---
 server/utils/logger.js         | 2 --
 server/utils/statusReporter.js | 6 +++++-
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/server/utils/logger.js b/server/utils/logger.js
index 2b28d95f5..9b4bea937 100644
--- a/server/utils/logger.js
+++ b/server/utils/logger.js
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 // Load environment variables THIS MUST BE AT THE TOP
-const path = require("path");
-
 const InstanceManager = require("../utils/instanceMgr").default;
 const winston = require("winston");
 const WinstonCloudWatch = require("winston-cloudwatch");
diff --git a/server/utils/statusReporter.js b/server/utils/statusReporter.js
index 1670bc348..8e29c9454 100644
--- a/server/utils/statusReporter.js
+++ b/server/utils/statusReporter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 // Load environment variables THIS MUST BE AT THE TOP
-// Removed redundant dotenv initialization; server.js loads env vars at process start.
+const path = require("path");
 const getHostNameOrIP = require("./getHostNameOrIP");
 const logger = require("./logger");
+
+require("dotenv").config({
+  path: path.resolve(process.cwd(), `.env.${process.env.NODE_ENV || "development"}`)
+});
 const CrispStatusReporter = require("crisp-status-reporter").CrispStatusReporter;
 const InstanceManager = require("../utils/instanceMgr").default;