diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 0d2eb38..54910ea 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ const hbs = handlebars.create({
   partialsDir: __dirname + '/src/views/partials',
 });
 
+// database configuration
 // database configuration
 const dbConfig = {
   host: 'db', // the database server
   port: 5432, // the database port
-  database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB, // the database name
-  user: process.env.POSTGRES_USER, // the user account to connect with
-  password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD, // the password of the user account
+  database: "users_db", // the database name
+  user: "postgres", // the user account to connect with
+  password: "pwd", // the password of the user account
 };
 
+
 const db = pgp(dbConfig);
 
 // test your database