diff --git a/backend/main.go b/backend/main.go
index 8365fc5..bd9662f 100644
--- a/backend/main.go
+++ b/backend/main.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ func main() {
 	uploadDir := flag.String("updir", "/app/uploads", "upload directory")
 	asrEndpoint := flag.String("asr", "transcription-api:8000", "asr endpoint, i.e. localhost:9888")
 	dbHost := flag.String("db", "mongo:27017", "database endpoint host, i.e. localhost:27017")
+	dbUser := flag.String("dbuser", "whishper", "database user")
+	dbPass := flag.String("dbpass", "whishper", "database password")
 	translationEndpoint := flag.String("translation", "translate:5000", "translation endpoint, i.e. localhost:5000")
 	dev := flag.Bool("dev", false, "development mode")
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -38,6 +40,12 @@ func main() {
 	if os.Getenv("DB_ENDPOINT") == "" {
 		os.Setenv("DB_ENDPOINT", *dbHost)
 	}
+	if os.Getenv("DB_USER") == "" {
+		os.Setenv("DB_USER", *dbUser)
+	}
+	if os.Getenv("DB_PASS") == "" {
+		os.Setenv("DB_PASS", *dbPass)
+	}
 
 	// Configure dev mode
 	if *dev {
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e83b597..dbf5e39 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ services:
   mongo:
     image: mongo
     restart: always
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     volumes:
       - ./whishper_data/db_data:/data/db
       - ./whishper_data/db_data/logs/:/var/log/mongodb/
     environment:
-      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: root
-      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: example
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME: ${DB_USER:-whishper}
+      MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASS:-whishper}
     expose:
       - 27017
     command: ['--logpath', '/var/log/mongodb/mongod.log']
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index def0d50..95cee21 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # Libretranslate Configuration
 LT_LOAD_ONLY=es,en,fr
+
 # Whisper Configuration
 WHISPER_MODELS=tiny,small
-WHISHPER_HOST=localhost:8082
\ No newline at end of file
+WHISHPER_HOST=localhost:8082
+DB_USER=whishper
+DB_PASS=whishper
\ No newline at end of file