diff --git a/backend/src/config/__init__.py b/backend/src/config/__init__.py
index c4f0716..1796724 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/src/config/__init__.py
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel
 class BasicConfig(BaseModel):
     storage_directory: str = os.getenv("STORAGE_FILE_PATH") or "."
 
-class ProwlarrConfig(BaseModel):
-    enabled: bool = bool(os.getenv("PROWLARR_ENABLED") or True)
-    api_key: str = os.getenv("PROWLARR_API_KEY")
-    url: str = os.getenv("PROWLARR_URL")
 
 
 
diff --git a/backend/src/indexer/__init__.py b/backend/src/indexer/__init__.py
index f1c6d9d..b4c4a11 100644
--- a/backend/src/indexer/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/src/indexer/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
-import config
 from database.tv import Season
+from indexer.config import ProwlarrConfig
 from indexer.generic import GenericIndexer, IndexerQueryResult
 from indexer.prowlarr import Prowlarr
 
@@ -23,5 +23,5 @@ def search(query: str | Season) -> list[IndexerQueryResult]:
 
 indexers: list[GenericIndexer] = []
 
-if config.ProwlarrConfig().enabled:
+if ProwlarrConfig.enabled:
     indexers.append(Prowlarr())
diff --git a/backend/src/indexer/config.py b/backend/src/indexer/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..783d88a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/indexer/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings, SettingsConfigDict
+
+
+class ProwlarrConfig(BaseSettings):
+    model_config = SettingsConfigDict(env_prefix="PROWLARR_")
+    enabled: bool = True
+    api_key: str
+    url: str
diff --git a/backend/src/indexer/prowlarr.py b/backend/src/indexer/prowlarr.py
index 30f57bf..fb4b298 100644
--- a/backend/src/indexer/prowlarr.py
+++ b/backend/src/indexer/prowlarr.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import logging
 
 import requests
 
-from config import ProwlarrConfig
 from indexer import GenericIndexer, IndexerQueryResult
+from indexer.config import ProwlarrConfig
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Prowlarr(GenericIndexer):
         :param kwargs: Additional keyword arguments to pass to the superclass constructor.
         """
         super().__init__(name='prowlarr')
-        config = ProwlarrConfig()
+        config = ProwlarrConfig
         self.api_key = config.api_key
         self.url = config.url