diff --git a/demo-shell/proxy.conf.js b/demo-shell/proxy.conf.js
index ce8aad89c8..4966b438ab 100644
--- a/demo-shell/proxy.conf.js
+++ b/demo-shell/proxy.conf.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+require('dotenv').config();
+
 var PROXY_HOST_ADF = process.env.PROXY_HOST_ADF;
 
 module.exports = {