diff --git a/spliit/docker-compose.yml b/spliit/docker-compose.yml
index 7a972e3..3f51ffe 100644
--- a/spliit/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/spliit/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       spliit_db:
         condition: service_healthy
+    env_file:
+      - .env
   spliit_db:
     image: postgres:17
     volumes:
@@ -14,4 +16,6 @@ services:
       test: ['CMD-SHELL', 'pg_isready -U postgres']
       interval: 5s
       timeout: 5s
-      retries: 5
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+      retries: 5
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
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