diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index cecb4f90..d1d0a95c 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+# Source .env file early to export environment variables
+if [ -f "$HOME/.env" ] ; then
+  set -a
+  source "$HOME/.env"
+  set +a
+fi
+
 if [ -d "$HOME/bin" ]; then
   export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"
 fi
@@ -39,13 +46,6 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/scripts" ]; then
   export PATH="$HOME/scripts:$PATH"
 fi
 
-# Source .env file early to export environment variables
-if [ -f "$HOME/.env" ] ; then
-  set -a
-  source "$HOME/.env"
-  set +a
-fi
-
 if [ -n "$BASH_VERSION" ]; then
     # include .bashrc if it exists
     if [ -f "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then