diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/basic-node-and-express/use-the-.env-file.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/basic-node-and-express/use-the-.env-file.md
index 701d965ef47..4c5967276f1 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/basic-node-and-express/use-the-.env-file.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/05-back-end-development-and-apis/basic-node-and-express/use-the-.env-file.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Create a `.env` file in the root of your project directory, and store the variab
 
 Then, in the `/json` GET route handler you created in the last challenge access `process.env.MESSAGE_STYLE` and transform the response object's `message` to uppercase if the variable equals `uppercase`. The response object should either be `{"message": "Hello json"}` or `{"message": "HELLO JSON"}`, depending on the `MESSAGE_STYLE` value. Note that you must read the value of `process.env.MESSAGE_STYLE` **inside** the route handler, not outside of it, due to the way our tests run.
 
-If you are working locally, you will need the `dotenv` package. It loads environment variables from your `.env` file into `process.env`. The `dotenv` package has already been installed, and is in your project's `package.json` file. At the top of your `myApp.js` file, add `require('dotenv').config()` to load the environment variables.
+You will need to use the `dotenv` package. It loads environment variables from your `.env` file into `process.env`. The `dotenv` package has already been installed, and is in your project's `package.json` file. At the top of your `myApp.js` file, add `require('dotenv').config()` to load the environment variables.
 
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