diff --git a/dockerfile b/dockerfile
index 9ecda3c..2954f8d 100644
--- a/dockerfile
+++ b/dockerfile
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 COPY . .
 
 # Required by prisma generate during image build
-ARG DATABASE_URL="postgres://tvone:tvone_password@db:5432/tvone"
-ENV DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_URL
+echo "DATABASE_URL=postgres://tvone:tvone_password@db:5432/tvone" > .env
+echo "PORT=3000" >> .env
+echo "NODE_ENV=production" >> .env
 
 # Build NestJS
 RUN pnpm build