diff --git a/cmd/migrate/main.go b/cmd/migrate/main.go
index 4722923..b5adc90 100644
--- a/cmd/migrate/main.go
+++ b/cmd/migrate/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"log"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"accounting-app/internal/config"
@@ -20,13 +21,30 @@ func main() {
 		filepath.Join("..", "..", ".env"), // Explicit path
 	}
 
+	var envDir string
 	for _, envPath := range envPaths {
 		if err := godotenv.Load(envPath); err == nil {
 			log.Printf("Loaded environment from: %s", envPath)
+			envDir = filepath.Dir(envPath)
 			break
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Load specific environment file if APP_ENV is set (e.g. .env.dev, .env.prod)
+	if appEnv := os.Getenv("APP_ENV"); appEnv != "" {
+		targetEnvFile := ".env." + appEnv
+		targetEnvPath := targetEnvFile
+		if envDir != "" && envDir != "." {
+			targetEnvPath = filepath.Join(envDir, targetEnvFile)
+		}
+
+		if err := godotenv.Overload(targetEnvPath); err == nil {
+			log.Printf("Loaded specific environment config from: %s", targetEnvPath)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("Note: Specific environment file %s not found or could not be loaded", targetEnvPath)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Load configuration
 	cfg := config.Load()