diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 91e3291b7..05eed002f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ services:
       - 7474:7474
       - 7687:7687
     environment:
-      - NEO4J_AUTH=neo4j/pleaseletmein
+      - NEO4J_AUTH=${NEO4J_AUTH}
       - NEO4J_PLUGINS=["apoc", "graph-data-science"]
     networks:
       - cognee-network
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ networks:
 
 volumes:
   chromadb_data:
-  postgres_data:
+  postgres_data:
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