diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 2b39f4a..e62ba2b 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ steps:
     ROUTE_PREFIX: /auth
     PORT: 9001
   commands:
-    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging_image.yml pull
-    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging_image.yml build --no-cache
-    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging_image.yml rm --stop
-    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging_image.yml up --wait
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging-image.yml pull
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging-image.yml build --no-cache
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging-image.yml rm --stop
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.staging-image.yml up --wait
   volumes:
   - name: env-secrets
     path: /drone/grow/staging.env
diff --git a/.env.dev b/.env.dev
index ed262b2..b4ca1a3 100644
--- a/.env.dev
+++ b/.env.dev
@@ -27,3 +27,5 @@ RESET_VALID_MINUTES=15
 DEFAULT_TOKEN_DAYS=1
 
 CONTAINER_PREFIX=dev
+SERVICE_NAME=auth-service
+ENV=development
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5e76cb..82ff5cc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine AS build
+ENV NODE_ENV development
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
 COPY package*.json ./
 COPY tsconfig.json ./
@@ -14,5 +15,5 @@ WORKDIR /home/node/app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile --production
 COPY --from=0 /home/node/app/dist .
-EXPOSE ${PORT}
+EXPOSE ${PORT:-9001}
 CMD ["node","server/index.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 2d5df4c..be2c7a3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -3,16 +3,13 @@ version: '3.8'
 services:
     auth-service_mongo:
         env_file: .env.dev
-        build:
-            args:
-              - CONTAINER_PREFIX=${CONTAINER_PREFIX}
         container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-dev}-auth-service_mongo
         ports:
             - 27017:27017
         networks:
-            - labs-net
+            - backend
         volumes:
-            - /var/tmp/labs:/data/db
+            - auth-db:/data
             - ./mongo-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js:ro
         restart: unless-stopped
         image: mongo:latest
@@ -21,10 +18,8 @@ services:
         build:
             context: .
             args:
-              - HOST=${HOST}
-              - PORT=${PORT}
-              - ROUTE_PREFIX=${ROUTE_PREFIX}
-              - CONTAINER_PREFIX=${CONTAINER_PREFIX}
+              - PORT
+              - ENV
         container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-dev}-auth-service
         ports:
             - 9001:9001
@@ -32,6 +27,7 @@ services:
             - DB_HOST=${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-dev}-auth-service_mongo
         networks:
             - labs-net
+            - backend
         restart: unless-stopped
         image: node:20-alpine
         depends_on:
@@ -39,3 +35,7 @@ services:
 networks:
     labs-net:
         name: labs-net
+
+volumes:
+    auth-db:
+        external: true
diff --git a/docker-compose.staging.yml b/docker-compose.staging-build.yml
similarity index 66%
rename from docker-compose.staging.yml
rename to docker-compose.staging-build.yml
index a6caca2..427b6de 100644
--- a/docker-compose.staging.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.staging-build.yml
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
     auth-service_mongo:
-        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service_mongo
+        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service_mongo
         env_file:
             - staging.env
         networks:
             - docknet
         volumes:
-            - '/volume1/docker/labs/auth/mongo:/data/db'
-            # - ./mongo-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js:ro
+            - 'auth-db:/data'
+            - './mongo-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js:ro'
         restart: unless-stopped
         image: mongo:latest
     auth-service:
         env_file:
             - staging.env
-        build: .
-        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service
+        build:
+            context: .
+            args:
+              - PORT
+              - ENV
+        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service
         environment:
-            - DB_HOST=${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service_mongo
+            - DB_HOST=${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service_mongo
         labels:
             - 'traefik.enable=true'
             - 'traefik.http.routers.grow.rule=Host(`${HOST}`) && Path(`${ROUTE_PREFIX}`)'
@@ -36,4 +40,8 @@ services:
 networks:
     docknet:
         name: docknet
-        external: true
\ No newline at end of file
+        external: true
+
+volumes:
+    auth-db:
+        external: false
diff --git a/docker-compose.staging_image.yml b/docker-compose.staging-image.yml
similarity index 72%
rename from docker-compose.staging_image.yml
rename to docker-compose.staging-image.yml
index 0a61e98..17061ac 100644
--- a/docker-compose.staging_image.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.staging-image.yml
@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@ version: '3.8'
 
 services:
     auth-service_mongo:
-        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service_mongo
+        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service_mongo
         env_file:
             - staging.env
         networks:
             - docknet
         volumes:
-            - '/volume1/docker/labs/auth/mongo:/data/db'
-            # - ./mongo-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js:ro
+            - auth-db:/data
+            - ./mongo-init.js:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js:ro
         restart: unless-stopped
         image: mongo:latest
     auth-service:
         env_file:
             - staging.env
-        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service
+        container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service
         environment:
-            - DB_HOST=${CONTAINER_PREFIX}-auth-service_mongo
+            - DB_HOST=${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service_mongo
         labels:
             - 'traefik.enable=true'
             - 'traefik.http.routers.grow.rule=Host(`${HOST}`) && Path(`${ROUTE_PREFIX}`)'
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ services:
         image: git.mifi.dev/mifi/mifi/auth:latest
         depends_on:
             - auth-service_mongo
+
 networks:
     docknet:
         name: docknet
-        external: true
\ No newline at end of file
+        external: true
+
+volumes:
+    auth-db:
+        external: false
diff --git a/lib/constants/db.ts b/lib/constants/db.ts
index 702dc6f..dea26e8 100644
--- a/lib/constants/db.ts
+++ b/lib/constants/db.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-export const DB_HOST = process.env.DB_HOST || 'not_set';
+export const DB_HOST = process.env.DB_HOST;
 export const DB_PORT = process.env.DB_PORT || 27017;
-export const DB_USERNAME = process.env.DB_USERNAME || 'not_set';
-export const DB_PASSWORD = process.env.DB_PASSWORD || 'not_set';
-export const DB_NAME = process.env.DB_NAME || 'not_set';
+export const DB_USERNAME = process.env.DB_USERNAME;
+export const DB_PASSWORD = process.env.DB_PASSWORD;
+export const DB_NAME = process.env.DB_NAME;
diff --git a/lib/server/index.ts b/lib/server/index.ts
index f54676e..4db2be5 100644
--- a/lib/server/index.ts
+++ b/lib/server/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { PORT } from '../constants/env';
 connection.then(
     () => {
         app.listen(PORT);
-        console.log('LISTENING', process.env);
+        console.debug('Server up and listening', { env: process.env });
     },
-    (err) => console.error('SERVER ERROR!', { err, env: process.env }),
+    (err) => console.error('Could not reach database', { err, env: process.env }),
 );
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a1164fe..9580319 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mifi/auth",
-  "version": "0.0.37",
+  "version": "0.0.38",
   "author": "mifi (Mike Fitzpatrick)",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {