diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 3aca02f..e75cdeb 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@ spring:
   application:
     name: vaessl
   config:
-    import: "optional:file:.env.local[.properties]"
+    import:
+      - "optional:file:.env.local[.properties]"
+      - "optional:file:backend/.env.local[.properties]"
+      - "optional:file:vaessl/backend/.env.local[.properties]"
   datasource:
     url : ${DB_URL}
     username: ${DB_USERNAME}
@@ -21,7 +24,3 @@ spring:
       chat:
         options:
           model: gpt-4o-mini
-
-  logging:
-    level:
-      org.springframework.boot.context.config: TRACE