diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..134bbdb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+GOERLI_DEPLOYER_PK=<YOUR_DEPLOYER_PRIVATE_KEY_without_0x>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hardhat.config.js b/hardhat.config.js
index 1b64492..8125312 100644
--- a/hardhat.config.js
+++ b/hardhat.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 require("@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle");
 require("@developerdao/hardhat-fe");
 
+require("dotenv").config({
+  path: require("path").resolve(__dirname, "./.env"),
+});
+
 // This is a sample Hardhat task. To learn how to create your own go to
 // https://hardhat.org/guides/create-task.html
 task("accounts", "Prints the list of accounts", async (taskArgs, hre) => {
@@ -20,12 +24,12 @@ task("accounts", "Prints the list of accounts", async (taskArgs, hre) => {
 module.exports = {
   solidity: "0.8.4",
   fe: {
-    version: "0.18.0-alpha"
+    version: "0.18.0-alpha",
   },
   networks: {
     goerli: {
       url: `http://goerli.prylabs.net/`,
-      accounts: [`${process.env.GOERLI_DEPLOYER_PK}`]
-    }
-  }
+      accounts: [`0x${process.env.GOERLI_DEPLOYER_PK}`],
+    },
+  },
 };
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cf10085..819f549 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
         "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.2",
         "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.1",
         "chai": "^4.3.4",
+        "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
         "ethereum-waffle": "^3.4.0",
         "ethers": "^5.4.6",
         "hardhat": "^2.6.1"
@@ -2557,6 +2558,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6QvTW9mrGeIegrFXdtQi9pk7O/nSK6lSdXW2eqUspN5LWD7UTji2Fqw5V2YLjBpHEoU9Xl/eUWNpDeZvoyOv2w==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=12"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ecc-jsbn": {
       "version": "0.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.2.tgz",
@@ -17751,6 +17761,12 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6QvTW9mrGeIegrFXdtQi9pk7O/nSK6lSdXW2eqUspN5LWD7UTji2Fqw5V2YLjBpHEoU9Xl/eUWNpDeZvoyOv2w==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "16.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1K6hR6wtk2FviQ4kEiSjFiH5rpzEVi8WW0x96aztHVMhEspNpc4DVOUTEHtEva5VThQ8IaBX1Pe4gSzpVVUsKQ==",
+      "dev": true
+    },
     "ecc-jsbn": {
       "version": "0.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ecc-jsbn/-/ecc-jsbn-0.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1303593..88fb9a8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-ethers": "^2.0.2",
     "@nomiclabs/hardhat-waffle": "^2.0.1",
     "chai": "^4.3.4",
+    "dotenv": "^16.0.1",
     "ethereum-waffle": "^3.4.0",
     "ethers": "^5.4.6",
     "hardhat": "^2.6.1"