diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0e2530d8..f60b5d6c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ WORKDIR ./colouring-london/app
 RUN npm install
 
 EXPOSE 8080
-# CMD /wait && PGPASSWORD=postgres PGDATABASE=colouringlondon PGUSER=dockeruser PGHOST=localhost PGPORT=5432 APP_COOKIE_SECRET=123456 npm start
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+CMD /wait && npm start
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 900062e3..baa0494d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_USER: dockeruser
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
       POSTGRES_DB: colouring-london-db
+      APP_COOKIE_SECRET: 123456
 #   pgadmin:
 #     container_name: pgadmin
 #     image: dpage/pgadmin4:4.18