diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index 07fb6db..67d713f 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 .idea
 node_modules
 npm-debug.log
-.env.*
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index ccc7199..512c179 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN --mount=type=bind,source=package.json,target=package.json \
     npm ci --include=dev
 USER node
 COPY . .
-CMD ["npm", "run",  "dev"]
+CMD ["npm", "run",  "start:dev"]
 
 
 #FROM node:20-alpine as build
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index 09b4703..98c7684 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ services:
     secrets:
       - db-password
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_DB: bullpen-prod
-      POSTGRES_USER: test
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/db-password
     expose:
       - 5432
+    ports:
+      - "15432:5432"
     volumes:
       - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     healthcheck:
@@ -29,12 +31,12 @@ services:
       - "8124:8080"
     container_name: bullpen
     environment:
-      NODE_ENV: production
-      POSTGRES_HOST: db
-      POSTGRES_USER: test
+      NODE_ENV: development
+      POSTGRES_HOST: ${DB_HOST}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USER}
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE: /run/secrets/db-password
-      POSTGRES_DB: bullpen-prod
-      POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
+      POSTGRES_DB: ${DB_NAME}
+      POSTGRES_PORT: ${DB_PORT}
     secrets:
       - db-password
 volumes: