diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index 56f8316..ab4e581 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ FROM openjdk:11-jre-slim
 WORKDIR /root
 COPY --from=build /root/build/libs/*.jar app.jar
 EXPOSE 5000
+ENV PROFILE=prod
 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "app.jar"]
diff --git a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 5a68d62..8ac7638 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/backend/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ server.port=5000
 spring.datasource.hikari.initialization-fail-timeout=0
 spring.datasource.hikari.max-lifetime=300000
 spring.jpa.show-sql=true
-spring.profiles.active=prod
\ No newline at end of file
+spring.profiles.active=${PROFILE:dev}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e5daad0..daa9343 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ services:
       context: ./backend
     ports:
       - "5000:5000"
+    environment:
+      PROFILE: prod
     depends_on: 
       - db