diff --git a/reviews/.env b/reviews/.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..378d6075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reviews/.env
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+PORT = 5005
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/reviews/package.json b/reviews/package.json
index e4f73789..cecb2bde 100644
--- a/reviews/package.json
+++ b/reviews/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "express": "^4.17.1"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "reviews-service": "PORT=5005 cds watch",
+    "reviews-service": "cds watch",
     "bookshop": "cds watch test/bookshop"
   },
   "cds": {