diff --git a/api/docker-compose.prod.yaml b/api/docker-compose.prod.yaml
index 4c96763..e6d658b 100644
--- a/api/docker-compose.prod.yaml
+++ b/api/docker-compose.prod.yaml
@@ -7,13 +7,12 @@ services:
     container_name: agologum-api
     restart: always
     environment:
-      ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection: Host=agologum-db;Port=5432;Database=agologum;Username=agologum;Password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection: Host=agologum-db;Port=5432;Database=agologum;Username=agologum;Password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+      - Jwt__Key: ${JWT_SECRET}
     ports:
       - "5000:5000"
     networks:
       - agologum-net
-    environment:
-      - Jwt__Key=${JWT_SECRET} # this seems to be the right way to pass env variables with secrets
 
 networks:
   agologum-net: