diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3ef101c..1c192e0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -235,12 +235,12 @@
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       "requires": {
-        "@types/node": "*"
+        "dotenv": "*"
       }
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     "@types/events": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a6e1404..bdbeffa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
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     "@types/debug": "4.1.0",
-    "@types/dotenv": "^6.1.0",
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     "@types/express": "4.17.0",
     "@types/mocha": "^5.2.7",
     "@types/mongodb": "^3.1.14",