diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 71951be..be6ecb6 100755
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"TITLE": "pyShelf E-Book Server", "VERSION": "0.5.0", "BOOKPATH": "", "DB_HOST": "localhost", "DB_PORT": "5432", "DATABASE": "pyshelf", "USER": "pyshelf", "PASSWORD": "pyshelf", "BOOKSHELF": "data/shelf.json", "ALLOWED_HOSTS": "*", "hostname": "localhost", "webport": "8000", "wsgiport": "8001"}
+{"TITLE": "pyShelf E-Book Server", "VERSION": "0.5.0", "BOOKPATH": "", "DB_HOST": "db", "DB_PORT": "5432", "DATABASE": "pyshelf", "USER": "pyshelf", "PASSWORD": "mysecretpassword", "BOOKSHELF": "data/shelf.json", "ALLOWED_HOSTS": "*", "hostname": "localhost", "webport": "8000", "wsgiport": "8001"}
diff --git a/src/frontend/settings.py b/src/frontend/settings.py
index 6fe29bb..470ce96 100755
--- a/src/frontend/settings.py
+++ b/src/frontend/settings.py
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ DATABASES = {
         "NAME": CONFIG.catalogue_db,
         "USER": "pyshelf",
         "PASSWORD": CONFIG.password,
+        "HOST": CONFIG.db_host,
+        "PORT": CONFIG.db_port,
     }
 }