diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
index 920f7cce9..5515e804b 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-backend/src/main.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,21 @@ import { VersioningType } from '@nestjs/common';
 import * as session from 'express-session';
 import { emitGQLSchemaFile } from './gql-schema';
 
+function checkRequiredEnvVars(requiredEnvVariables: string[]) {
+  for (const envVar of requiredEnvVariables) {
+    if (!process.env[envVar]) {
+      console.error(`Environment variable "${envVar}" is missing or not set.`);
+      process.exit(1); // Exit the application with a non-zero status code to indicate an error
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 async function bootstrap() {
   console.log(`Running in production: ${process.env.PRODUCTION}`);
   console.log(`Port: ${process.env.PORT}`);
 
+  checkRequiredEnvVars(['ALLOWED_AUTH_PROVIDERS']);
+
   const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);
 
   app.use(