diff --git a/backend/docker-compose.yml b/backend/docker-compose.yml
index 983657d..3c15fa0 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       - SERVER_HOST=0.0.0.0
       - MONGODB_URI=mongodb://mongodb:27017
       - MONGODB_DATABASE=normogen
-      - JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET:-please-change-this-in-production-at-least-32-characters}
+      - JWT_SECRET=production-jwt-secret-key-change-this-in-production-environment-minimum-32-chars
     depends_on:
       mongodb:
         condition: service_healthy