diff --git a/watchdog.py b/watchdog.py
index 033c606..4ba24af 100644
--- a/watchdog.py
+++ b/watchdog.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import signal
 import sys
 
 from discord.ext import commands
-from os import getenv
+from os import environ
 from rich.console import Console
 from rich import inspect
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
-application_id = getenv("APPLICATION_ID")
+application_id = environ("APPLICATION_ID")
 
 # Console object for rich text content
 console = Console()
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Watchdog(commands.AutoShardedBot):
         super().__init__(
                 command_prefix = "%",
                 intents = intents,
-                application_id = int(application_id)
+                application_id = application_id
                 )
 
     # Output to log when bot is ready