diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a0d0775..15a0a4e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,6 @@ networks:
 
 services:
 
-  base:
-    env_file:
-      - /home/docker/env/hedgedoc.env
-
   db:
     # Don't upgrade PostgreSQL by simply changing the version number
     # You need to migrate the Database to the new PostgreSQL version
@@ -25,6 +21,7 @@ services:
     #tmpfs:
     #  - /run/postgresql:size=512K
     #  - /tmp:size=256K
+    env_file: /home/docker/env/hedgedoc.env
     environment:
       - POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER}
       - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
@@ -45,6 +42,7 @@ services:
     #    - "HEDGEDOC_REPOSITORY=https://github.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc.git"
     image: quay.io/hedgedoc/hedgedoc:1.9.7
     container_name: hedgedoc
+    env_file: /home/docker/env/hedgedoc.env
     #mem_limit: 256mb         # version 2 only
     #memswap_limit: 512mb     # version 2 only
     #read_only: true          # not supported in swarm mode, enable along with tmpfs