diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7d2b45e1..6c5454b4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ specs
 tests.zip
 package-lock.json
 .nyc_output/
+.env.*
diff --git a/bin/helpers/config.js b/bin/helpers/config.js
index 4f94d0a9..6eb3dddb 100644
--- a/bin/helpers/config.js
+++ b/bin/helpers/config.js
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
-var config = {};
-config.env = "prod";
-var hosts = {
-    prod: {
-        uploadUrl: `https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/automate-frameworks/cypress/upload`,
-        rails_host: `https://api.browserstack.com`
-    }
-};
-config.uploadUrl = hosts[config.env].uploadUrl;
-config.rails_host = hosts[config.env].rails_host;
+var config = require('./config.json');
+
+config.env = process.env.NODE_ENV || "production";
+
+if(config.env !== "production") {
+  // load config based on env
+  require('custom-env').env(config.env);
+
+  config.uploadUrl = process.env.UPLOAD_URL;
+  config.rails_host = process.env.RAILS_HOST;
+  config.dashboardUrl = process.env.DASHBOARD_URL;
+  config.usageReportingUrl = process.env.USAGE_REPORTING_URL;
+}
+
 config.cypress_v1 = `${config.rails_host}/automate/cypress/v1`;
 config.buildUrl = `${config.cypress_v1}/builds/`;
 config.buildStopUrl = `${config.cypress_v1}/builds/stop/`;
-config.dashboardUrl = `https://automate.browserstack.com/dashboard/v2/builds/`;
-config.usageReportingUrl = `https://eds.browserstack.com:443/send_event_cy_internal`;
 config.fileName = "tests.zip";
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/bin/helpers/config.json b/bin/helpers/config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbd6b7a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/helpers/config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "uploadUrl": "https://api-cloud.browserstack.com/automate-frameworks/cypress/upload",
+  "rails_host": "https://api.browserstack.com",
+  "dashboardUrl": "https://automate.browserstack.com/dashboard/v2/builds/",
+  "usageReportingUrl": "https://eds.browserstack.com:443/send_event_cy_internal"
+}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6238d93a..07342e6e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
     "chai-as-promised": "^7.1.1",
+    "custom-env": "^2.0.1",
     "mocha": "^7.1.2",
     "nyc": "^15.0.1",
     "proxyquire": "^2.1.3",