diff --git a/api/src/cobalt.js b/api/src/cobalt.js
index 5cac208d..cf531297 100644
--- a/api/src/cobalt.js
+++ b/api/src/cobalt.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import { env, isCluster } from "./config.js"
 import { Red } from "./misc/console-text.js";
 import { initCluster } from "./misc/cluster.js";
+import { setupEnvWatcher } from "./core/env.js";
 
 const app = express();
 
@@ -24,6 +25,10 @@ if (env.apiURL) {
        await initCluster();
     }
 
+    if (env.envFile) {
+        setupEnvWatcher();
+    }
+
     runAPI(express, app, __dirname, cluster.isPrimary);
 } else {
     console.log(
diff --git a/api/src/config.js b/api/src/config.js
index ceac2f6d..8f1579b8 100644
--- a/api/src/config.js
+++ b/api/src/config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getVersion } from "@imput/version-info";
-import { loadEnvs, validateEnvs, setupEnvWatcher } from "./core/env.js";
+import { loadEnvs, validateEnvs } from "./core/env.js";
 
 const version = await getVersion();
 
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ export const updateEnv = (newEnv) => {
 
 await validateEnvs(env);
 
-if (env.envFile) {
-    setupEnvWatcher();
-}
-
 export {
     env,
     genericUserAgent,