diff --git a/config/application.go b/config/application.go
index 30b3e8b5c..a7745c38c 100644
--- a/config/application.go
+++ b/config/application.go
@@ -19,28 +19,26 @@ type Application struct {
 }
 
 func NewApplication(envPath string) *Application {
-	if !file.Exists(envPath) {
-		color.Redln("Please create " + envPath + " and initialize it first.")
-		color.Warnln("Example command: \ncp .env.example .env && go run . artisan key:generate")
-		os.Exit(0)
-	}
-
 	app := &Application{}
 	app.vip = viper.New()
-	app.vip.SetConfigType("env")
-	app.vip.SetConfigFile(envPath)
 	app.vip.AutomaticEnv()
 
-	if err := app.vip.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
-		color.Redln("Invalid Config error: " + err.Error())
-		os.Exit(0)
+	if file.Exists(envPath) {
+		app.vip.SetConfigType("env")
+		app.vip.SetConfigFile(envPath)
+
+		if err := app.vip.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
+			color.Redln("Invalid Config error: " + err.Error())
+			os.Exit(0)
+		}
 	}
 
 	appKey := app.Env("APP_KEY")
-	if support.Env != support.EnvArtisan {
+	if !support.IsKeyGenerateCommand {
 		if appKey == nil {
 			color.Redln("Please initialize APP_KEY first.")
-			color.Warnln("Example command: \ngo run . artisan key:generate")
+			color.Println("Create a .env file and run command: go run . artisan key:generate")
+			color.Println("Or set a system variable: APP_KEY={32-bit number} go run .")
 			os.Exit(0)
 		}
 
diff --git a/config/application_test.go b/config/application_test.go
index 86c001786..ee331eeac 100644
--- a/config/application_test.go
+++ b/config/application_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ DB_PORT=3306
 `))
 	temp, err := os.CreateTemp("", "goravel.env")
 	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	defer temp.Close()
 	defer os.Remove(temp.Name())
+
 	_, err = temp.Write([]byte(`
 APP_KEY=12345678901234567890123456789012
 APP_DEBUG=true
@@ -45,22 +47,6 @@ func (s *ApplicationTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 }
 
-func (s *ApplicationTestSuite) TestOsVariables() {
-	s.Nil(os.Setenv("APP_KEY", "12345678901234567890123456789013"))
-	s.Nil(os.Setenv("OS_APP_NAME", "goravel"))
-	s.Nil(os.Setenv("OS_APP_PORT", "3306"))
-	s.Nil(os.Setenv("OS_APP_DEBUG", "true"))
-
-	s.Equal("12345678901234567890123456789013", s.config.GetString("APP_KEY"))
-	s.Equal("12345678901234567890123456789013", s.customConfig.GetString("APP_KEY"))
-	s.Equal("goravel", s.config.GetString("OS_APP_NAME"))
-	s.Equal("goravel", s.customConfig.GetString("OS_APP_NAME"))
-	s.Equal(3306, s.config.GetInt("OS_APP_PORT"))
-	s.Equal(3306, s.customConfig.GetInt("OS_APP_PORT"))
-	s.True(s.config.GetBool("OS_APP_DEBUG"))
-	s.True(s.customConfig.GetBool("OS_APP_DEBUG"))
-}
-
 func (s *ApplicationTestSuite) TestEnv() {
 	s.Equal("12345678901234567890123456789012", s.config.Env("APP_KEY").(string))
 	s.Equal("goravel", s.config.Env("APP_NAME", "goravel").(string))
@@ -137,3 +123,17 @@ func (s *ApplicationTestSuite) TestGetBool() {
 	s.Equal(true, s.config.GetBool("APP_DEBUG"))
 	s.Equal(true, s.customConfig.GetBool("APP_DEBUG"))
 }
+
+func TestOsVariables(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Nil(t, os.Setenv("APP_KEY", "12345678901234567890123456789013"))
+	assert.Nil(t, os.Setenv("APP_NAME", "goravel"))
+	assert.Nil(t, os.Setenv("APP_PORT", "3306"))
+	assert.Nil(t, os.Setenv("APP_DEBUG", "true"))
+
+	config := NewApplication(".env")
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "12345678901234567890123456789013", config.GetString("APP_KEY"))
+	assert.Equal(t, "goravel", config.GetString("APP_NAME"))
+	assert.Equal(t, 3306, config.GetInt("APP_PORT"))
+	assert.True(t, config.GetBool("APP_DEBUG"))
+}
diff --git a/foundation/application.go b/foundation/application.go
index d97487401..4348c796e 100644
--- a/foundation/application.go
+++ b/foundation/application.go
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ func setEnv() {
 		for _, arg := range args[1:] {
 			if arg == "artisan" {
 				support.Env = support.EnvArtisan
-				break
+			}
+			if arg == "key:generate" {
+				support.IsKeyGenerateCommand = true
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/support/constant.go b/support/constant.go
index adf3488aa..ace70b02e 100644
--- a/support/constant.go
+++ b/support/constant.go
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	Env          = EnvRuntime
-	EnvPath      = ".env"
-	RelativePath string
-	RootPath     string
+	Env                  = EnvRuntime
+	EnvPath              = ".env"
+	IsKeyGenerateCommand = false
+	RelativePath         string
+	RootPath             string
 )