diff --git a/src/appsettings.json b/src/appsettings.json
index 31a1d02..9c18e74 100644
--- a/src/appsettings.json
+++ b/src/appsettings.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
         "DbConnection": "",
 
         "// ProdDbConnection": "Database connection string for PostgreSQL and MySQL (examples above)",
-        "ProdDbConnection": "Server=172.21.0.3;Database=sodoffdb;Uid=sodoffuser;Pwd=8s7IvsrMQWASTXs;Allow User Variables=True"
+        "ProdDbConnection": "Server=172.21.0.3;Database=sodoffdb;Uid=sodoffuser;Pwd=${PRODUCTION_DB_PASSWORD};Allow User Variables=True"
     },
   "Logging": {
     "LogLevel": {