diff --git a/cts/service/index.js b/cts/service/index.js
index be5fedc..6cfdb14 100644
--- a/cts/service/index.js
+++ b/cts/service/index.js
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 */
 "use strict";
 
-// require('dotenv').config();
-
 const Hapi = require("@hapi/hapi"),
     H2o2 = require("@hapi/h2o2"),
     Inert = require("@hapi/inert"),
@@ -67,7 +65,8 @@ const provision = async () => {
             }
         };
 
-    await waitPort({host: process.env.DB_HOST, port: 3306});
+    const DB_HOST = (process.env.DB_HOST || "rdbms");
+    await waitPort({host: DB_HOST, port: 3306});
 
     const db = await require("./lib/db")();
 
@@ -305,4 +304,4 @@ process.on(
     }
 );
 
-provision();
+provision();
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diff --git a/cts/service/knexfile.js b/cts/service/knexfile.js
index 06990a2..96a16ae 100644
--- a/cts/service/knexfile.js
+++ b/cts/service/knexfile.js
@@ -13,24 +13,33 @@
     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     limitations under the License.
 */
+const DB_HOST = (process.env.DB_HOST || "rdbms");
+const DB_NAME = (process.env.DB_NAME || "catapult_player");
+const DB_USERNAME = (process.env.DB_USERNAME || "catapult");
+const DB_PASSWORD = (process.env.DB_PASSWORD || "quartz");
+
 const Hoek = require("@hapi/hoek"),
     waitPort = require("wait-port"),
     {
-        MYSQL_HOST: HOST = process.env.DB_HOST,
+        // MYSQL_HOST: HOST = "rdbms",
         MYSQL_HOST_FILE: HOST_FILE,
-        DATABASE_USER: USER = process.env.DB_USER,
+        // DATABASE_USER: USER = "catapult",
         DATABASE_USER_FILE: USER_FILE,
-        DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD: PASSWORD = process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+        // DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD: DB_PASSWORD,
         DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD_FILE: PASSWORD_FILE,
-        DATABASE_NAME: DB = process.env.DB_DATABASE_NAME,
+        // DATABASE_NAME: DB = "catapult_player",
         DATABASE_NAME_FILE: DB_FILE,
     } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = async () => {
-    const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : HOST,
-        user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : USER,
-        password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : PASSWORD,
-        database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DB;
+    // const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : HOST,
+    //     user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : USER,
+    //     password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : PASSWORD,
+    //     database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DB;
+    const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : DB_HOST,
+        user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : DB_USERNAME,
+        password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : DB_PASSWORD,
+        database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DB_NAME;
 
     await waitPort({host, port: 3306});
 
@@ -89,4 +98,4 @@ module.exports = async () => {
             return result;
         }
     };
-};
+};
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diff --git a/player/service/index.js b/player/service/index.js
index 689dfe2..96a8146 100644
--- a/player/service/index.js
+++ b/player/service/index.js
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ const Hapi = require("@hapi/hapi"),
         TOKEN_SECRET,
         API_KEY,
         API_SECRET,
-        PLAYER_API_ROOT,
-        MYSQL_HOST
+        PLAYER_API_ROOT
     } = process.env;
 
-const rootPath = (PLAYER_API_ROOT || "");
+const rootPath = (process.env.PLAYER_API_ROOT || "");
 
 const provision = async () => {
     const server = Hapi.server(
@@ -66,7 +65,8 @@ const provision = async () => {
             }
         };
 
-    await waitPort({host: MYSQL_HOST, port: 3306});
+    const DB_HOST = (process.env.DB_HOST || "rdbms");
+    await waitPort({host: DB_HOST, port: 3306});
 
     const db = await require("./lib/db")();
 
diff --git a/player/service/knexfile.js b/player/service/knexfile.js
index 35939aa..3e3b5c0 100644
--- a/player/service/knexfile.js
+++ b/player/service/knexfile.js
@@ -13,24 +13,35 @@
     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     limitations under the License.
 */
+
+const DB_HOST = (process.env.DB_HOST || "rdbms");
+const DB_NAME = (process.env.DB_NAME || "catapult_player");
+const DB_USERNAME = (process.env.DB_USERNAME || "catapult");
+const DB_PASSWORD = (process.env.DB_PASSWORD || "quartz");
+
 const Hoek = require("@hapi/hoek"),
     waitPort = require("wait-port"),
     {
-        MYSQL_HOST,
+        // MYSQL_HOST: HOST = "rdbms",
         MYSQL_HOST_FILE: HOST_FILE,
-        DATABASE_USER,
+        // DATABASE_USER: USER = "catapult",
         DATABASE_USER_FILE: USER_FILE,
-        DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD,
+        // DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD: DB_PASSWORD,
         DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD_FILE: PASSWORD_FILE,
-        DATABASE_NAME,
+        // DATABASE_NAME: DB = "catapult_player",
         DATABASE_NAME_FILE: DB_FILE,
     } = process.env;
 
 module.exports = async () => {
-    const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : MYSQL_HOST,
-        user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : DATABASE_USER,
-        password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : DATABASE_USER_PASSWORD,
-        database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DATABASE_NAME;
+    // const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : HOST,
+    //     user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : USER,
+    //     password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : PASSWORD,
+    //     database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DB;
+    const host = HOST_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(HOST_FILE) : DB_HOST,
+        user = USER_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(USER_FILE) : DB_USERNAME,
+        password = PASSWORD_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(PASSWORD_FILE) : DB_PASSWORD,
+        database = DB_FILE ? fs.readFileSync(DB_FILE) : DB_NAME;
+    
 
     await waitPort({host, port: 3306});