diff --git a/src/config/clients.ts b/src/config/clients.ts
index 853353f..6cc5ef5 100644
--- a/src/config/clients.ts
+++ b/src/config/clients.ts
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ import {
   PublicClient,
 } from 'viem'
 import { riverNetSigner } from '@/constants'
-import { config } from 'dotenv'
-
-config()
+import { env } from '@/services'
 
 const chain = 'optimism-goerli'
 
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ export const pimlicoBundlerClient = createClient({
   chain: optimismGoerli,
   // ⚠️ using v1 of the API ⚠️
   transport: http(
-    `https://api.pimlico.io/v1/${chain}/rpc?apikey=${process.env.PIMLICO_KEY}`,
+    `https://api.pimlico.io/v1/${chain}/rpc?apikey=${env.PIMLICO_KEY}`,
   ),
 })
   .extend(bundlerActions)
@@ -32,15 +30,13 @@ export const pimlicoPaymasterClient = createClient({
   chain: optimismGoerli,
   // ⚠️ using v2 of the API ⚠️
   transport: http(
-    `https://api.pimlico.io/v2/${chain}/rpc?apikey=${process.env.PIMLICO_KEY}`,
+    `https://api.pimlico.io/v2/${chain}/rpc?apikey=${env.PIMLICO_KEY}`,
   ),
 }).extend(pimlicoPaymasterActions)
 
 export const publicClient = createPublicClient({
   chain: optimismGoerli,
-  transport: http(
-    `https://opt-goerli.g.alchemy.com/v2/${process.env.ALCHEMY_KEY}`,
-  ),
+  transport: http(`https://opt-goerli.g.alchemy.com/v2/${env.ALCHEMY_KEY}`),
 }) as PublicClient
 
 export const walletClient = createWalletClient({
diff --git a/src/constants/riverNetSigner.ts b/src/constants/riverNetSigner.ts
index 4d2b967..d2049b8 100644
--- a/src/constants/riverNetSigner.ts
+++ b/src/constants/riverNetSigner.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import { privateKeyToAccount } from 'viem/accounts'
 import { type Hash } from 'viem'
-import { config } from 'dotenv'
+import { env } from '@/services'
 
-config()
 
-export const riverNetSigner = privateKeyToAccount(
-  process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hash,
-)
+export const riverNetSigner = privateKeyToAccount(env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hash)
diff --git a/src/services/index.ts b/src/services/index.ts
index c91810d..549b1bc 100644
--- a/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/index.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export * from './createAccount'
+export * from './env'
diff --git a/src/userOperations/createAndRegisterAccount.ts b/src/userOperations/createAndRegisterAccount.ts
index 3b92f25..34f94ac 100644
--- a/src/userOperations/createAndRegisterAccount.ts
+++ b/src/userOperations/createAndRegisterAccount.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ import {
 import { entryPoint, riverNetSigner, idRegistry } from '@/constants'
 import { idRegistryAbi, riverAccountAbi } from '@/abi'
 import { buildInitCode } from '@/helpers'
-import { config } from 'dotenv'
-
-config()
+import { env } from '@/services'
 
 export async function createAndRegisterAccount({
   initialAdmin,
@@ -78,7 +76,7 @@ export async function createAndRegisterAccount({
         chainId: optimismGoerli.id,
       }),
     },
-    privateKey: process.env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hash,
+    privateKey: env.PRIVATE_KEY as Hash,
   })
 
   sponsoredUserOperation.signature = signature