diff --git a/config/zsh/.zshrc b/config/zsh/.zshrc
index 1c893d9..a040f90 100644
--- a/config/zsh/.zshrc
+++ b/config/zsh/.zshrc
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export HISTFILE=~/.zsh_history
 export HISTSIZE=999999999
 export SAVEHIST=$HISTSIZE
 
+# source (overwrite) local env variables
+[ -r "$HOME/.local/.env" ] && source "$HOME/.local/.env"
+
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