diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 113b196..4efb832 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-## stage zero, setup mongo
-FROM mongo:latest
-WORKDIR /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
-COPY mongo-init.js ./
-EXPOSE 27017
-
 ## stage one, build the service
 FROM node:20-alpine AS build
 ENV NODE_ENV development
@@ -16,11 +10,11 @@ RUN yarn install
 RUN yarn build
 
 ## this is stage two , where the app actually runs
-FROM node:20-alpine AS containerize
+FROM node:20-alpine AS auth-service
 ENV NODE_ENV ${ENV:-production}
 WORKDIR /home/node/app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN yarn install --frozen-lockfile --production
-COPY --from=1 /home/node/app/dist .
+COPY --from=0 /home/node/app/dist .
 EXPOSE ${PORT:-9001}
 CMD ["node","server/index.js"]
diff --git a/docker-compose.staging-build.yml b/docker-compose.staging-build.yml
index db5a37a..dffe943 100644
--- a/docker-compose.staging-build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.staging-build.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,16 @@ services:
         container_name: ${CONTAINER_PREFIX:-staging}-auth-service_mongo
         env_file:
             - staging.env
-        build: .
+        build:
+            context: .
+            args:
+              - DB_NAME
         networks:
             - docknet
         volumes:
             - 'auth-db:/data/db'
             - 'auth-db:/data/configdb'
+            - '/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/mongo-init.js'
         restart: unless-stopped
         image: mongo:latest
     auth-service: