diff --git a/.changeset/easy-baths-lose.md b/.changeset/easy-baths-lose.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73ee465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/easy-baths-lose.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-better-t-stack": patch
+---
+
+Add dotenv import to Prisma config files
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mongodb/prisma.config.ts b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mongodb/prisma.config.ts
index aaa81d0..a65d58d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mongodb/prisma.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mongodb/prisma.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { PrismaConfig } from "prisma";
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mysql/prisma.config.ts b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mysql/prisma.config.ts
index aaa81d0..a65d58d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mysql/prisma.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/mysql/prisma.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { PrismaConfig } from "prisma";
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/postgres/prisma.config.ts b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/postgres/prisma.config.ts
index aaa81d0..a65d58d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/postgres/prisma.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/postgres/prisma.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { PrismaConfig } from "prisma";
 
diff --git a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/sqlite/prisma.config.ts b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/sqlite/prisma.config.ts
index aaa81d0..a65d58d 100644
--- a/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/sqlite/prisma.config.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/templates/db/prisma/sqlite/prisma.config.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import "dotenv/config";
 import path from "node:path";
 import type { PrismaConfig } from "prisma";