diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 960c32d..aa7d351 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+source venv/bin/activate
 gcloud builds submit --tag gcr.io/rothbard-staging2-12345/rothbard-app
 gcloud run deploy rothbard-app --image gcr.io/rothbard-staging2-12345/rothbard-app:latest  --region us-central1
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diff --git a/sync.py b/sync.py
index a795a4e..fbbe2e9 100644
--- a/sync.py
+++ b/sync.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import threading
 from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
 from datetime import datetime
 import pytz
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
 
 # Add the current directory to the Python path so we can import app and models
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))