diff --git a/cumulus b/cumulus
index 267f134..f3110d3 100755
--- a/cumulus
+++ b/cumulus
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 <?php
 
 use Cumulus\Cumulus\Commands;
+use Dotenv\Dotenv;
+use Dotenv\Repository\Adapter\EnvConstAdapter as V4orV5EnvConstAdapter;
+use Dotenv\Repository\Adapter\ServerConstAdapter as V4orV5ServerConstAdapter;
+use Dotenv\Repository\RepositoryBuilder;
 use Laravel\VaporCli\Application;
 use Illuminate\Container\Container;
 
@@ -14,6 +18,41 @@ if (file_exists(__DIR__ . '/../../autoload.php')) {
     require __DIR__ . '/vendor/autoload.php';
 }
 
+/**
+ * Load the environment variables.
+ */
+(function () {
+    if (class_exists(RepositoryBuilder::class)) {
+        $adapters = [
+            V4orV5EnvConstAdapter::class,
+            V4orV5ServerConstAdapter::class,
+        ];
+
+        if (method_exists(RepositoryBuilder::class, 'addReader')) { // V5
+            $repository = RepositoryBuilder::createWithNoAdapters();
+
+            foreach ($adapters as $adapter) {
+                $repository = $repository
+                    ->addReader($adapter)
+                    ->addWriter($adapter);
+            }
+        } else { // V4
+            $adapters = array_map(function ($adapterClass) {
+                return new $adapterClass();
+            }, $adapters);
+
+            $repository = RepositoryBuilder::create()
+                ->withReaders($adapters)
+                ->withWriters($adapters);
+        }
+
+        Dotenv::create(
+            $repository->immutable()->make(),
+            __DIR__
+        )->safeLoad();
+    }
+})();
+
 /**
  * Create the container instance.
  */
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 0e806cc..255065a 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ If, for what ever reason, you would like to clear this token from local storage
 cumulus cloudflare:logout
 ```
 
+Alternatively, if you wish to load your API token from your server environment, you can do so by declaring `CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN` as an environment variable. When this is defined it will always take priority over your Cumulus config stored in your user profile.
+
 ---
 
 ### Importing DNS Records
diff --git a/src/Commands/CloudflareLoginCommand.php b/src/Commands/CloudflareLoginCommand.php
index 9ad6be4..166decc 100644
--- a/src/Commands/CloudflareLoginCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/CloudflareLoginCommand.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 use Cloudflare\API\Auth\APIToken;
 use Cloudflare\API\Adapter\Guzzle;
 use Laravel\VaporCli\Commands\Command;
-use Laravel\VaporCli\Helpers as VaporHelpers;
 use Cumulus\Cumulus\CloudflareEndpoints\UserApiToken;
 
 class CloudflareLoginCommand extends Command
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ class CloudflareLoginCommand extends Command
      */
     public function handle()
     {
-        $apiToken = VaporHelpers::secret('API Token');
+        $apiToken = Helpers::secret('API Token');
 
         $key = new APIToken($apiToken);
         $adapter = new Guzzle($key);
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ public function handle()
             }
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             if ($e->getMessage() === 'Invalid request headers') {
-                VaporHelpers::abort(
+                Helpers::abort(
                     'Invalid credentials'
                 );
             }
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ public function handle()
             ]
         );
 
-        VaporHelpers::info('Authenticated successfully.' . PHP_EOL);
+        Helpers::info('Authenticated successfully.' . PHP_EOL);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Commands/CloudflareLogoutCommand.php b/src/Commands/CloudflareLogoutCommand.php
index f2b7e0c..764d426 100644
--- a/src/Commands/CloudflareLogoutCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/CloudflareLogoutCommand.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Exception;
 use Cumulus\Cumulus\Helpers;
 use Laravel\VaporCli\Commands\Command;
-use Laravel\VaporCli\Helpers as VaporHelpers;
 
 class CloudflareLogoutCommand extends Command
 {
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ public function handle()
             ]
         );
 
-        VaporHelpers::info('Cloudflare credentials cleared.' . PHP_EOL);
+        Helpers::info('Cloudflare credentials cleared.' . PHP_EOL);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/Commands/RecordsImportCommand.php b/src/Commands/RecordsImportCommand.php
index cd1af8d..526f59f 100644
--- a/src/Commands/RecordsImportCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/RecordsImportCommand.php
@@ -81,34 +81,34 @@ function ($vaporRecord) {
 
         if ($this->dryRun) {
             if ($this->totalAddedRecords > 0) {
-                VaporHelpers::info("Records required to be added:");
+                Helpers::info("Records required to be added:");
 
                 $this->table(['Type', 'Name', 'Value'], $this->recordsToAdd);
             } else {
-                VaporHelpers::info("No records need added to Cloudflare. All records are already imported.");
+                Helpers::info("No records need added to Cloudflare. All records are already imported.");
             }
 
             if ($this->totalUpdatedRecords > 0) {
-                VaporHelpers::warn("Records required to be updated:");
+                Helpers::warn("Records required to be updated:");
 
                 $this->table(['Type', 'Name', 'Value'], $this->recordsToUpdate);
             } else {
-                VaporHelpers::info("No records need updated in Cloudflare. All records are already correct.");
+                Helpers::info("No records need updated in Cloudflare. All records are already correct.");
             }
 
             return;
         }
 
         if ($this->totalAddedRecords > 0) {
-            VaporHelpers::info("Added {$this->totalAddedRecords} records to Cloudflare.");
+            Helpers::info("Added {$this->totalAddedRecords} records to Cloudflare.");
         } else {
-            VaporHelpers::info("No records were added to Cloudflare. All records are already imported.");
+            Helpers::info("No records were added to Cloudflare. All records are already imported.");
         }
 
         if ($this->totalUpdatedRecords > 0) {
-            VaporHelpers::info("Updated {$this->totalUpdatedRecords} records in Cloudflare.");
+            Helpers::info("Updated {$this->totalUpdatedRecords} records in Cloudflare.");
         } else {
-            VaporHelpers::info("No records need updated in Cloudflare. All records are already correct.");
+            Helpers::info("No records need updated in Cloudflare. All records are already correct.");
         }
     }
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ protected function getVaporRecords(): Collection
         }
 
         if (is_null($vaporZoneId)) {
-            VaporHelpers::abort('Unable to find a zone with that name / ID in Vapor.');
+            Helpers::abort('Unable to find a zone with that name / ID in Vapor.');
         }
 
         return collect($this->vapor->records($vaporZoneId))->map(function ($record) {
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ protected function addRecord($type, $name, $value): void
                 $this->totalAddedRecords++;
                 Helpers::info("Added {$type} record {$name}");
             } catch (Exception $e) {
-                VaporHelpers::danger(
+                Helpers::danger(
                     "Unable to create {$type} record in Cloudflare with name {$name}. Response: {$e->getMessage()}"
                 );
             }
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ protected function updateRecord($record, $value)
             $this->totalUpdatedRecords++;
             Helpers::info("Updated {$record->type} record {$record->name}");
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            VaporHelpers::danger(
+            Helpers::danger(
                 "Unable to update record in Cloudflare. Response: {$e->getMessage()}"
             );
         }
diff --git a/src/Helpers.php b/src/Helpers.php
index 87a0856..6116842 100644
--- a/src/Helpers.php
+++ b/src/Helpers.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Helpers extends VaporHelpers
      */
     public static function ensureCloudFlareCredentialsAreAvailable()
     {
-        if (!static::config('apiToken')) {
+        if (empty(static::getCloudFlareApiToken())) {
             throw new Exception("Please authenticate using the 'cloudflare:login' command before proceeding.");
         }
     }
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public static function config($key, $value = null)
      */
     public static function getCloudflareZoneId($zoneInput)
     {
-        $key = new APIToken(Config::get('apiToken'));
+        $key = new APIToken(static::getCloudFlareApiToken());
         $adapter = new Guzzle($key);
 
         $zone = new Zones($adapter);
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public static function getCloudflareZoneId($zoneInput)
         try {
             return $zone->getZoneId($zoneInput);
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            VaporHelpers::abort('Unable to find a zone with that name / ID in Cloudflare.');
+            parent::abort('Unable to find a zone with that name / ID in Cloudflare.');
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,9 +69,16 @@ public static function getCloudflareZoneId($zoneInput)
      */
     public static function getCloudflareDnsApi()
     {
-        $key = new APIToken(Config::get('apiToken'));
+        $key = new APIToken(static::getCloudFlareApiToken());
         $adapter = new Guzzle($key);
 
         return new DNS($adapter);
     }
+
+    public static function getCloudFlareApiToken()
+    {
+        return $_ENV['CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN']
+            ?? env('CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN')
+            ?? Config::get('apiToken');
+    }
 }
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