diff --git a/deploy/deploy-prod.sh b/deploy/deploy-prod.sh
index 4e3cae76..4477c052 100755
--- a/deploy/deploy-prod.sh
+++ b/deploy/deploy-prod.sh
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ ENVEOF
 
   if [[ "$USE_CACHE" == "false" ]]; then
     echo "Building and starting docker compose for production (no cache)..."
-    docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml build --no-cache
-    docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans
+    docker compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml build --no-cache
+    docker compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans
   else
     echo "Building and starting docker compose for production (using cache)..."
-    docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml build
-    docker compose -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans
+    docker compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml build
+    docker compose --env-file .env.prod -f docker-compose.prod.yml up -d --remove-orphans
   fi
 
   echo "Checking running containers..."