diff --git a/backend.dockerfile b/backend.dockerfile
index 6d45c8a..117b1e0 100644
--- a/backend.dockerfile
+++ b/backend.dockerfile
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@ ARG WP_LOGGED_IN_SALT
 ARG WP_NONCE_SALT
 ARG WP_JWT_AUTH_SECRET_KEY
 
-ENV WP_ENV development
+ENV WP_ENV ${WP_ENV}
 ENV WP_HOME ${API_URL}
 
-ENV MYSQL_HOST db
 ENV MYSQL_DATABASE ${MYSQL_DATABASE}
 ENV MYSQL_USER ${MYSQL_USER}
 ENV MYSQL_PASSWORD ${MYSQL_PASSWORD}
diff --git a/backend/config/application.php b/backend/config/application.php
index eaead34..53daba9 100644
--- a/backend/config/application.php
+++ b/backend/config/application.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ define('VP_PROJECT_ROOT', $webroot_dir . '/wp/');
 define('DB_NAME', env('MYSQL_DATABASE'));
 define('DB_USER', env('MYSQL_USER'));
 define('DB_PASSWORD', env('MYSQL_PASSWORD'));
-define('DB_HOST', env('MYSQL_HOST') ?: 'localhost');
+define('DB_HOST', env('WP_DB_HOST') ?: 'db');
 define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8mb4');
 define('DB_COLLATE', '');
 $table_prefix = env('DB_PREFIX') ?: 'wp_';
diff --git a/docker/php/setup.sh b/docker/php/setup.sh
index 65baaed..d4502a5 100644
--- a/docker/php/setup.sh
+++ b/docker/php/setup.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ done
 echo "Ready...."
 
 # Apply core database updates if needed
-wp core update-db
+wp core update-db --allow-root
 
 # Activate plugins in desired order
 # (if plugin is already activated command will do nothing)
diff --git a/environment.env b/environment.env
index 43517d9..51705ee 100644
--- a/environment.env
+++ b/environment.env
@@ -5,21 +5,20 @@ MYSQL_USER=wp_admin
 MYSQL_PASSWORD=wp_password
 
 
-MYSQL_HOST=localhost
-
-API_URL=http://localhost:8081
+API_URL=url
 
 #Wordpress config
-ENV=local
-WP_HOME=${API_URL} -- for local wordpress development only
+WP_ENV=development -- set this to local only for local wordpress development (it will activate script debug and query save)
+WP_DB_HOST=localhost -- for local wordpress development only to override default db if needed
+WP_HOME=${API_URL} -- for local wordpress development since dotenv allows this kind of initialization
 
-AUTH_KEY='6Ln?uZEt?OO-}q*YuU]K*^`C2s2lW,_<lqLQ]qRh-_,{!gNf%QxJAS1lZS`^,Gg['
-SECURE_AUTH_KEY=':)v!y_(EX4WtSAt;^*B{M65QE3Aj9>QfmQv3fL0?l[?mQ,.)Y|V]UlbQW04+$jFS'
-LOGGED_IN_KEY='}xK3geY?^,6|68MH9IH3}4t)5jVrh$jEoH,`QV+%,$Lsc#A1bR{aU!5@S;=&X6v4'
-NONCE_KEY='}%=G-l]XRC0=>E}VBUnawrf0y-c%6.ipEn.cstkf-F-lWxv_d;6LBGl=HE=iiGO^'
-AUTH_SALT=':@<af_CI.9RLj4%QcPKi0MaP4?+$8Jd$JKr8:S{1[..X(Te:@#;=U+}B6y}u[QlS'
-SECURE_AUTH_SALT='^zJEaUT7<]cl}*]|Ccm`fgXghXNHfSZ{*X%op*a+ViI12N?>Hn&g,n^P6_Im<wS&'
-LOGGED_IN_SALT='=wi!AiLw+s^c(42S=)aD5oPn/WC/^L5DtXU+R@@LR<C/q8{=15Ae&mkQm@>64J<u'
-NONCE_SALT=')PMfJ4Mslfhr,_^qN2%p#|OeK,@KWQ52)vT3J)EW-3Qc`nq+iWC-_vUH:t|SG0r^'
+AUTH_KEY=generate_me
+SECURE_AUTH_KEY=generate_me
+LOGGED_IN_KEY=generate_me
+NONCE_KEY=generate_me
+AUTH_SALT=generate_me
+SECURE_AUTH_SALT=generate_me
+LOGGED_IN_SALT=generate_me
+NONCE_SALT=generate_me
 
-JWT_AUTH_SECRET_KEY=z={bYHD+B[NE>o${e:t~LZ]b!2n8knYwjAsRzB5`|8IM-#d/kv+#V-1900e1ia2M
\ No newline at end of file
+JWT_AUTH_SECRET_KEY=generate_me
\ No newline at end of file