diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index c9fae77..b8a12be 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ jobs:
       - image: circleci/python:3.7.9-stretch-browsers
         environment:
           FLASK_APP: autoapp.py
-          CONDUIT_SECRET: 'something-really-secret'
+          CONDUIT_SECRET: $CONDUIT_SECRET
           FLASK_DEBUG: 1
-          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/psdb
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@localhost:5432/$POSTGRES_DB
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.5.19-alpine
         environment:
-          POSTGRES_USER: myUsr
-          POSTGRES_DB: psdb
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: somePwd
+          POSTGRES_USER: $POSTGRES_USER
+          POSTGRES_DB: $POSTGRES_DB
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: $POSTGRES_PASSWORD
     steps:
       - checkout
       - restore_cache: