diff --git a/config/default.py b/config/default.py
index e7684aa..4dcbf18 100644
--- a/config/default.py
+++ b/config/default.py
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import os
+from os import environ
+
 basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
 NAME = "CR Connect Protocol Builder Mock"
 CORS_ENABLED = False
-DEVELOPMENT = True
-TESTING = False
-SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = "postgresql://crc_user:crc_pass@localhost:5432/pb"
-SECRET_KEY = 'a really really really really long secret key'
+DEVELOPMENT = bool(eval(environ.get('DEVELOPMENT', default="True")))
+TESTING = bool(eval(environ.get('TESTING', default="False")))
+
+DB_HOST = environ.get('DB_HOST', default="localhost")
+DB_PORT = environ.get('DB_PORT', default="5432")
+DB_NAME = environ.get('DB_NAME', default="pb")
+DB_USER = environ.get('DB_USER', default="crc_user")
+DB_PASSWORD = environ.get('DB_PASSWORD', default="crc_pass")
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = environ.get(
+    'SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI',
+    default="postgresql://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s" % (DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, DB_HOST, DB_PORT, DB_NAME)
+)
+SECRET_KEY = environ.get('SECRET_KEY', default='a really really really really long secret key')