diff --git a/src/server/database_connection.rs b/src/server/database_connection.rs
index fbf5a74..8a6c566 100644
--- a/src/server/database_connection.rs
+++ b/src/server/database_connection.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use dotenvy::dotenv;
 use std::env;
 
 pub(crate) fn establish_database_connection() -> ConnectionResult<PgConnection> {
-    dotenv().expect("Could not load environment variables.");
+    dotenv().expect("Could not load environment variables from the .env file.");
 
     let database_url =
         env::var("DATABASE_URL").expect("The environment variable DATABASE_URL has to be set.");