diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index ccab7c28e5..91a8e9eb64 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -71,3 +71,7 @@ LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER=
 # Superuser password
 # Example: LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=123456
 LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=
+
+# STORE_URL
+# Example: LANGFLOW_STORE_URL=https://langflow.store
+LANGFLOW_STORE_URL=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51c9d4897a..798dcfa001 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ backend:
 	make install_backend
 ifeq ($(login),1)
 	@echo "Running backend without autologin";
-	poetry run langflow run --backend-only --port 7860 --host 0.0.0.0 --no-open-browser
+	poetry run langflow run --backend-only --port 7860 --host 0.0.0.0 --no-open-browser --env-file .env
 else
 	@echo "Running backend with autologin";
-	LANGFLOW_AUTO_LOGIN=True poetry run langflow run --backend-only --port 7860 --host 0.0.0.0 --no-open-browser
+	LANGFLOW_AUTO_LOGIN=True poetry run langflow run --backend-only --port 7860 --host 0.0.0.0 --no-open-browser --env-file .env
 endif
 
 build_and_run: