diff --git a/backend/Dockerfile b/backend/Dockerfile
index bcf424a..963bef3 100644
--- a/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 FROM eclipse-temurin:21-jdk-alpine
 VOLUME /tmp
+ENV SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE=prod
 COPY build/libs/backend-0.0.1-SNAPSHOT.jar /app.jar
 ENTRYPOINT ["java", "-jar", "/app.jar"]
diff --git a/backend/compose.yaml b/backend/compose.yaml
index 654ebad..5257bdf 100644
--- a/backend/compose.yaml
+++ b/backend/compose.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ services:
       - 'POSTGRES_DB=clyde'
       - 'POSTGRES_USER=devel'
       - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=devel'
-      - 'SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE=prod'
     ports:
       - '5432:5432'