diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 0d610b0e46..2d65eaf967 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ watch_file deps.nix
 watch_file props.nix
 
 function env_file_watch {
-  config_file="config/${MIX_ENV:-dev}/public.env"
+  config_file_path="config/${MIX_ENV:-dev}"
+  config_file="${config_file_path}/.env"
   if [[ -f ${config_file} ]]; then
     watch_file ${config_file}
     dotenv ${config_file}
   fi
+  secrets_file="${config_file_path}/secrets.env"
+  if [[ -f ${secrets_file} ]]; then
+    watch_file ${secrets_file}
+    dotenv ${secrets_file}
+  fi
 }
 
 env_file_watch