diff --git a/Makefile.config b/Makefile.config
index 6f31f7b3..c1b0dd0b 100644
--- a/Makefile.config
+++ b/Makefile.config
@@ -2,15 +2,12 @@ export HOST = 0.0.0.0
 export PORT = 5000
 export CLIENT_PORT = 3000
 
-export FLASK_APP = $(PWD)/fittrackee/__main__.py
 export MIGRATIONS = $(PWD)/fittrackee/migrations
 export APP_WORKERS = 1
 export WORKERS_PROCESSES = 1
 
 # for dev env
 export FLASK_ENV = development
-export APP_SETTINGS = fittrackee.config.DevelopmentConfig
-export DATABASE_URL = postgresql://fittrackee:fittrackee@$(HOST):5432/fittrackee
 export DATABASE_TEST_URL = postgresql://fittrackee:fittrackee@$(HOST):5432/fittrackee_test
 export TEST_APP_URL = http://$(HOST):$(PORT)
 export TEST_CLIENT_URL = http://$(HOST):$(CLIENT_PORT)
diff --git a/docker-compose-dev.yml b/docker-compose-dev.yml
index 41478763..f1b5f3c8 100644
--- a/docker-compose-dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-dev.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "5000:5000"
     env_file:
-      - .env.docker
+      - .env
     depends_on:
       - fittrackee-db
       - redis
diff --git a/docsrc/source/installation.rst b/docsrc/source/installation.rst
index 8e216f61..304df626 100644
--- a/docsrc/source/installation.rst
+++ b/docsrc/source/installation.rst
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ For evaluation purposes, docker files are available, installing **FitTrackee** f
 
     $ git clone https://github.com/SamR1/FitTrackee.git
     $ cd FitTrackee
+    $ cp .env.docker .env
     $ make docker-build docker-run docker-init
 
 Open http://localhost:5000 and register.