diff --git a/finddates.py b/finddates.py
index 1135baa..c9b6d56 100644
--- a/finddates.py
+++ b/finddates.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+import settings
 import fredmssql
 
 
 def get_birthdays(start, thru):
-    db = fredmssql.FredDB(DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASS, DATABASE_NAME)
+    db = fredmssql.FredDB(
+        settings.DATABASE_USER,
+        settings.DATABASE_PASS,
+        settings.DATABASE_NAME
+    )
     s = ("   SELECT  e.EmpUID, e.LastName, e.FirstName, e.BirthDate "
          "     FROM  Employee e "
          "LEFT JOIN  EmpCstFV c ON e.EmpUID = c.EmpUID AND c.CstID = 105 "
@@ -26,7 +31,11 @@ def get_birthdays(start, thru):
 
 
 def get_anniversary(start, thru):
-    db = fredmssql.FredDB(DATABASE_USER, DATABASE_PASS, DATABASE_NAME)
+    db = fredmssql.FredDB(
+        settings.DATABASE_USER,
+        settings.DATABASE_PASS,
+        settings.DATABASE_NAME
+    )
     s = ("   SELECT  e.EmpUID, e.LastName, e.FirstName, e.HireDate "
          "     FROM  Employee e "
          "LEFT JOIN  EmpCstFV c ON e.EmpUID = c.EmpUID AND c.CstID = 105 "
diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2873243
--- /dev/null
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import os
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+load_dotenv()
+
+DATABASE_NAME = os.getenv("DATABASE_NAME")
+DATABASE_USER = os.getenv("DATABASE_USER")
+DATABASE_PASS = os.getenv("DATABASE_PASS")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pass
diff --git a/workdays.py b/workdays.py
index cb0e71d..fbab216 100644
--- a/workdays.py
+++ b/workdays.py
@@ -61,3 +61,4 @@ def get_date_range(date=''):
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     pass
+