diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f7692
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+TOR_HOST=socks5h://127.0.0.1
+TOR_PORT=9050
+WEBSOCKET_PORT=3030
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SimpleX/main.py b/SimpleX/main.py
index 23e6708..6bd3d0e 100644
--- a/SimpleX/main.py
+++ b/SimpleX/main.py
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import json
 import random
 import os
 
-load_dotenv()
+if os.path.exists('.env'):
+    load_dotenv(".env")
+else:
+    load_dotenv(".env.sample")
 
 websocket_port = os.environ.get("WEBSOCKET_PORT")
 
diff --git a/scripts/lantern.py b/scripts/lantern.py
index 15bc385..3a43ea7 100644
--- a/scripts/lantern.py
+++ b/scripts/lantern.py
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import time
 import urllib
 import sys
 
-load_dotenv()
+if os.path.exists('.env'):
+    load_dotenv(".env")
+else:
+    load_dotenv(".env.sample")
 
 tor_host = os.environ.get("TOR_HOST")
 tor_port = os.environ.get("TOR_PORT")
@@ -1196,4 +1199,4 @@ Maintenance:
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    main()
+    main()
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diff --git a/scripts/uptimechecker.py b/scripts/uptimechecker.py
index 00d1a41..103ade6 100644
--- a/scripts/uptimechecker.py
+++ b/scripts/uptimechecker.py
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ import json
 import pandas as pd
 import glob
 
-load_dotenv()
+if os.path.exists('.env'):
+    load_dotenv(".env")
+else:
+    load_dotenv(".env.sample")
 
 tor_host = os.environ.get("TOR_HOST")
 tor_port = os.environ.get("TOR_PORT")