diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-images.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-images.yml
index 3b009a4..20390ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-images.yml
@@ -22,5 +22,10 @@ jobs:
           git checkout $LATEST_TAG
           echo "LATEST_TAG=$LATEST_TAG" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      - name: Create env variables
+        run: |
+          cp client/.env.example client/.env
+          cp server/.env.example server/.env
+
       - name: Pull Development Image
         run: docker compose -f docker-compose.dev.yml pull
diff --git a/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 42c8e1b..fb17660 100644
--- a/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ services:
     container_name: my-phonebook-client-prod
     image: weaponsforge/my-phonebook-client:latest
     restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - ./client/.env
     build:
       context: ./client
       dockerfile: Dockerfile