diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 6761e87..722e13b 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -57,15 +57,13 @@ Running the container
 
 ### Using docker-compose
 
-1. Change the ConnectionString in the appsettings.json to `Server=db;Database=clean-architecture;Trusted_Connection=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True;User Id=SA;Password=Password123!#`
-2. Build the Dockerfile: `docker build -t clean-architecture .`
-3. Running the docker compose: `docker-compose up -d` (Delete: `docker-compose down`)
+1. Build the Dockerfile: `docker build -t clean-architecture .`
+2. Running the docker compose: `docker-compose up -d` (Delete: `docker-compose down`)
 
 ### Using Kubernetes
 
-1. Change the ConnectionString in the appsettings.json to `Server=sql-server;Database=clean-architecture;Trusted_Connection=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True;User Id=SA;Password=Password123!#`
-2. Build the docker image and push it to the docker hub (Change the image name in the `k8s-deployment.yml` to your own)
-Apply the deployment file: `kubectl apply -f k8s-deployment.yml` (Delete: `kubectl delete -f k8s-deployment.yml`)
+1. Build the docker image and push it to the docker hub (Change the image name in the `k8s-deployment.yml` to your own)
+2. Apply the deployment file: `kubectl apply -f k8s-deployment.yml` (Delete: `kubectl delete -f k8s-deployment.yml`)
 
 
 ## Running the Tests
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9bafb9c..5ad1a77 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     links:
       - db
+    environment:
+      - ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection=Server=db;Database=clean-architecture;Trusted_Connection=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True;User Id=SA;Password=Password123!#
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "http://localhost/healthz"]
       interval: 30s
diff --git a/k8s-deployments/clean-architecture.yml b/k8s-deployments/clean-architecture.yml
index 86140d1..bfdbfba 100644
--- a/k8s-deployments/clean-architecture.yml
+++ b/k8s-deployments/clean-architecture.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,7 @@ spec:
         # Replace this with the path to your built image
         image: alexdev28/clean-architecture:latest
         ports:
-        - containerPort: 80
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+          - containerPort: 80
+        env:
+          - name: ConnectionStrings__DefaultConnection
+            value: Server=sql-server;Database=clean-architecture;Trusted_Connection=False;MultipleActiveResultSets=true;TrustServerCertificate=True;User Id=SA;Password=Password123!#
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