diff --git a/backend/.envtemplate b/backend/.envtemplate
index ecfe0b3..44f05b9 100644
--- a/backend/.envtemplate
+++ b/backend/.envtemplate
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 PORT=5000 #port for the app
-MONGODB_URI= #URI for the mongodb connection (mongodb://localhost:27017/recipe-management)
-MONGODB_USERNAME=admin #username for the mongodb connection
-MONGODB_PASSWORD= #password for the mongodb connection
+MONGODB_HOST=localhost #host for the mongodb connection (localhost for local and mongodb for docker)
 MONGODB_PORT=27017 #port for the mongodb connection
 MONGODB_DATABASE=recipe-management #database for the mongodb connection
 JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-jwt-key-change-this-in-production #jwt secret for the app