diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 7f00727..268279f 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://localhost:5432/postgresdb
+spring.datasource.url=jdbc:postgresql://${DB_HOST:localhost}:5432/postgresdb
 spring.datasource.username=postgres_user
 spring.datasource.password=postgres_pass
 server.port=8080
 spring.jpa.hibernate.ddl-auto=create-drop
-stripe.secret.key=sk_test_51QrePYIvCfqz7ANgqam8rEwWcMeKiLOof3j6SCMgu2sl4sESP45DJxca16mWcYo1sQaiBv32CMR6Z4AAAGQPCJo300ubuZKO8I
+stripe.secret.key=${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY:sk_test_51QrePYIvCfqz7ANgqam8rEwWcMeKiLOof3j6SCMgu2sl4sESP45DJxca16mWcYo1sQaiBv32CMR6Z4AAAGQPCJo300ubuZKO8I}
 
 spring.application.name=lf12_starter
 #client registration configuration