diff --git a/apps/docker-compose.yml b/apps/docker-compose.yml
index ffd4fbc172..bc0fad3a15 100644
--- a/apps/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/docker-compose.yml
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./user-service
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
-      args:
-        DB_CLOUD_URI: ${DB_CLOUD_URI}
-        JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
     ports:
       - 3001:3001
     networks:
diff --git a/apps/frontend/README.md b/apps/frontend/README.md
index b84cd38c40..9012775719 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/README.md
+++ b/apps/frontend/README.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ You can start editing the page by modifying `app/page.tsx`. The page auto-update
 ```sh
 # Navigate to the frontend app directory
 cd apps/frontend
+
 # Build dockerfile (Ensure that your docker daemon is running beforehand)
 docker build -t frontend -f Dockerfile .
 ```
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ Run the backend server locally and visit http://localhost:3000/ to see the front
 
 ```sh
 # Run the docker image, the -d tag is to run it detached
-docker run -p 3000:3000 -d frontend -e NEXT_PUBLIC_QUESTION_SERVICE_URL="http://localhost:8080/"
+docker run -p 3000:3000 --env-file .env -d frontend
 
 # To see the running container
 docker ps
diff --git a/apps/frontend/src/app/page.tsx b/apps/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
index dfaa71908f..8b623d57ce 100644
--- a/apps/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/frontend/src/app/page.tsx
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ export default function Home() {
   }, [search]);
 
   // Table column specification
-  var columns
+  var columns: TableProps<Question>["columns"]
   if (isAdmin) {
-    var columns: TableProps<Question>["columns"] = [
+    columns = [
       {
         title: "Id",
         dataIndex: "id",
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ export default function Home() {
       },
     ];
   } else {
-    var columns: TableProps<Question>["columns"] = [
+    columns = [
       {
         title: "Id",
         dataIndex: "id",
diff --git a/apps/question-service/Dockerfile b/apps/question-service/Dockerfile
index 270c63b8d8..c2a9e0836b 100644
--- a/apps/question-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/question-service/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # pre-copy/cache go.mod for pre-downloading dependencies and only redownloading them in subsequent builds if they change
 COPY go.mod go.sum ./
+
 RUN go mod tidy && go mod download && go mod verify
 
 COPY . .
diff --git a/apps/question-service/README.md b/apps/question-service/README.md
index f1e1d0d03b..99ed749159 100644
--- a/apps/question-service/README.md
+++ b/apps/question-service/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ docker build -t question-service .
 ```
 
 ```bash
-docker run -p 8080:8080 -d question-service
+docker run -p 8080:8080 --env-file .env -d question-service
 ```
 
 The server will be available at http://localhost:8080.
diff --git a/apps/user-service/Dockerfile b/apps/user-service/Dockerfile
index 31f4e477e6..84b064bd40 100644
--- a/apps/user-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/user-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 FROM node:20-alpine AS base
 
-ARG DB_CLOUD_URI
-ARG JWT_SECRET
-ENV DB_CLOUD_URI=${DB_CLOUD_URI}
-ENV JWT_SECRET=${JWT_SECRET}
-ENV ENV=PROD
-
 FROM base AS deps
 
 WORKDIR /app
diff --git a/apps/user-service/README.md b/apps/user-service/README.md
index b92fccbe84..b50fb214a3 100644
--- a/apps/user-service/README.md
+++ b/apps/user-service/README.md
@@ -286,15 +286,16 @@
 ```bash
 # Navigate to the user-service app directory
 cd apps/user-service
-# Build dockerfile after replacing the build arguments (Ensure that your docker daemon is running beforehand)
-docker build -t user-service --build-arg JWT_SECRET='replace_with_jwt_secret' --build-arg DB_CLOUD_URI='replace_with_db_uri_here' -f Dockerfile .
+
+# Build dockerfile (Ensure that your docker daemon is running beforehand)
+docker build -t user-service -f Dockerfile .
 ```
 
 ### Running Docker
 
 ```bash
 # Run the docker image, the -d tag is to run it detached
-docker run -p 3001:3001 -d user-service
+docker run -p 3001:3001 --env-file .env -d user-service
 
 # To check the container information
 docker ps