From 5e6c36c43c66b752dc0cdd9ef94ce9b89cf55b3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Beaudoin <contact@paulbeaudoin.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2024 11:07:50 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Override env vars set by stale task definitions

---
 lib/load-config.js | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/load-config.js b/lib/load-config.js
index 4db11668..10941372 100644
--- a/lib/load-config.js
+++ b/lib/load-config.js
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ module.exports.loadConfig = async () => {
     : 'production'
   const envPath = `config/${env}.env`
 
-  // Load env vars:
-  dotenv.config({ path: envPath })
+  // Load env vars
+  // Override any env vars that are already set (e.g. by ECS task definition)
+  dotenv.config({ path: envPath, override: true })
 
   // Now that we've loaded env vars, which may include LOG_LEVEL, instantiate logger:
   logger.setLevel(process.env.LOG_LEVEL)