diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 421a6ae..29419e9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@ jobs: # A basic unit of work in a run
         auth:
           username: $DOCKERHUB_USERNAME
           password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD  # context / project UI env-var reference
+        environment: # environment variables for primary container
+          PIPENV_VENV_IN_PROJECT: true
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://root@localhost/circle_test?sslmode=disable
       # CircleCI PostgreSQL images available at: https://hub.docker.com/r/circleci/postgres/
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.9-alpine
         auth:
           username: $DOCKERHUB_USERNAME
           password: $DOCKERHUB_PASSWORD  # context / project UI env-var reference
+        environment: # environment variables for the Postgres container.
+          POSTGRES_USER: circle_test
+          POSTGRES_PASSOWRD: pwd 
+          POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
     steps: # steps that comprise the `build` job
       - checkout # check out source code to working directory
       # - run: sudo chown -R circleci:circleci /usr/local/bin
@@ -44,9 +51,9 @@ jobs: # A basic unit of work in a run
       - image: circleci/python:3.9.1
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.5
         environment:
-          POSTGRES_USER: myUsr  
-          POSTGRES_PASSOWRD: somePwd 
-          POSTGRES_DB: myUsr
+          POSTGRES_USER: circle_test  
+          POSTGRES_PASSOWRD: pwd 
+          POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
 
     steps:
       - checkout
@@ -64,7 +71,7 @@ jobs: # A basic unit of work in a run
             CONDUIT_SECRET: $CONDUIT_SECRET
             FLASK_APP: autoapp.py
             FLASK_DEBUG: 1
-            DATABASE_URL: postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/myUsr
+            DATABASE_URL: postgresql://circle_test:pwd@localhost:5432/circle_test
       # - run:
       #     name: flask test
       #     command: |