diff --git a/server/.vscode/execTsNode.sh b/server/.vscode/execTsNode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..caac785b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/.vscode/execTsNode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export $(xargs < .env) && ts-node $1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/server/.vscode/tasks.json b/server/.vscode/tasks.json
index cd90b57fe..025136223 100644
--- a/server/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/server/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         {
             "label": "runWithTsnode",
             "type": "shell",
-            "command": "export $(xargs < .env) && ts-node",
+            "command": "./.vscode/execTsNode.sh",
             "args": [
                 "${relativeFile}"
             ],