diff --git a/youwilldie/app.py b/youwilldie/app.py
index 1181678..1b6e4a1 100644
--- a/youwilldie/app.py
+++ b/youwilldie/app.py
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ clear currentTextBlock after 200 characters as well
 - good morning!
 """
 
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+load_dotenv()
+import sys
+import os
+# Get the current working directory
+cwd = os.getcwd()
+sys.path.append(cwd)
+
 import time
 
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
diff --git a/youwilldie/requirements.txt b/youwilldie/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d653029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youwilldie/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+RPi.GPIO
+requests
+spidev
+pyaudio
+python-dotenv