diff --git a/modules/services/lib.nix b/modules/services/lib.nix
index 6997f1a..b1273f6 100644
--- a/modules/services/lib.nix
+++ b/modules/services/lib.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ with lib;
   let
     cfg = config.numbus.services.${name};
     hasSecrets = (generatedSecrets != {}) || (importedSecrets != {});
-    envFileArg = if hasSecrets != null then "/var/lib/numbus-server/${name}/.env" else "";
+    envFilePath = if envFile == null then "/var/lib/numbus-server/${name}/.env" else envFile;
+    envFileArg = if hasSecrets || envFile != null then "--env-file ${envFilePath}" else "";
   in
 
   {