diff --git a/backend/.dockerignore b/backend/.dockerignore
index d5f19d8..3c3629e 100644
--- a/backend/.dockerignore
+++ b/backend/.dockerignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 node_modules
-package-lock.json
diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 1be54d5..0000000
--- a/backend/.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-PORT = 8080
-DB_HOST = db
-DB_PORT = 5432
-DB_USER = postgres
-DB_PASSWORD = postgres
diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 88d61da..df7126a 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@ FROM node:latest
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-COPY . /app
+COPY ./package.json /app
+COPY ./package-lock.json /app
+RUN npm ci
 
-RUN npm install
+COPY ./index.ts .
+COPY ./db ./db
+COPY ./routes ./routes
 
 CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
diff --git a/backend/db/index.ts b/backend/db/index.ts
index 5df35ff..6ee7145 100644
--- a/backend/db/index.ts
+++ b/backend/db/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 // Imports
 import { Pool } from 'pg'
 
-const dotenv = require('dotenv');
-
 const pool = new Pool({
     user: process.env.DB_USER,
     host: process.env.DB_HOST,
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index c0d7d81..1d37056 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ services:
   db:
     image: postgres:latest
     environment:
-      DB_USER: "postgres" 
-      DB_PASSWORD: "postgres"
-      DB_DATABASE: "postgres"
+      POSTGRES_USER: "postgres"
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "postgres"
+      POSTGRES_DATABASE: "postgres"
 
   adminer:
     image: adminer
diff --git a/backend/index.ts b/backend/index.ts
index 22e6505..aae2d58 100644
--- a/backend/index.ts
+++ b/backend/index.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ import cors from 'cors';
 import { routes } from './routes/index';
 import * as db from './db/index';
 
-const dotenv = require('dotenv');
-
-dotenv.config();
-
 const PORT: number = process.env.PORT ? parseInt(process.env.PORT) : 8080;
 
 // Make the app
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 489b2f0..31f9d8d 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
         "@types/pg": "^8.11.5",
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
         "cors": "^2.8.5",
-        "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
         "express": "^4.19.2",
         "pg": "^8.11.5",
         "uuid": "^9.0.1"
@@ -457,18 +456,6 @@
         "node": ">=0.3.1"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/dotenv": {
-      "version": "16.4.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.4.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZmdL2rui+eB2YwhsWzjInR8LldtZHGDoQ1ugH85ppHKwpUHL7j7rN0Ti9NCnGiQbhaZ11FpR+7ao1dNsmduNUg==",
-      "dev": true,
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "url": "https://dotenvx.com"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 0d8ea64..bc3f40d 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "@types/pg": "^8.11.5",
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.8",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "express": "^4.19.2",
     "pg": "^8.11.5",
     "uuid": "^9.0.1"