diff --git a/backend/.env.development.example b/backend/.env.development.example
index bf2a4927..58694df4 100644
--- a/backend/.env.development.example
+++ b/backend/.env.development.example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PORT=3000
+DWENGO_PORT=3000
 DWENGO_DB_HOST=localhost
 DWENGO_DB_PORT=5431
 DWENGO_DB_USERNAME=postgres
diff --git a/backend/src/app.ts b/backend/src/app.ts
index ecee4944..194bf61f 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import express, { Express, Response } from 'express';
 import { initORM } from './orm.js';
+import {EnvVars, getNumericEnvVar} from "./util/envvars.js";
 
 const app: Express = express();
-const port: string | number = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+const port: string | number = getNumericEnvVar(EnvVars.Port);
 
 // TODO Replace with Express routes
 app.get('/', (_, res: Response) => {
diff --git a/backend/src/util/envvars.ts b/backend/src/util/envvars.ts
index 279a4bb5..4aa14cb1 100644
--- a/backend/src/util/envvars.ts
+++ b/backend/src/util/envvars.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const DB_PREFIX = PREFIX + 'DB_';
 type EnvVar = { key: string; required?: boolean; defaultValue?: any };
 
 export const EnvVars: { [key: string]: EnvVar } = {
+    Port: { key: PREFIX + "PORT", defaultValue: 3000 },
     DbHost: { key: DB_PREFIX + 'HOST', required: true },
     DbPort: { key: DB_PREFIX + 'PORT', defaultValue: 5432 },
     DbName: { key: DB_PREFIX + 'NAME', defaultValue: 'dwengo' },
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 88b9f491..c5230d7c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ services:
       - "5431:5432"
     volumes:
         - postgres_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
-        - ./backend/config/db/init.sql:/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d/init.sql
 
 volumes:
     postgres_data: