diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index e19ec4a2..95b87b39 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ services:
         condition: service_healthy
     environment:
       APPLICATION_ROOT: "/"
-      PORT0: "${SPIFF_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}"
+      PORT0: "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}"
     ports:
-      - "${SPIFF_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}:${SPIFF_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}/tcp"
+      - "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}:${SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}/tcp"
 
   spiffworkflow-backend:
     container_name: spiffworkflow-backend
@@ -22,20 +22,21 @@ services:
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_ENV: "local_development"
       FLASK_DEBUG: "0"
       FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY: "${FLASK_SESSION_SECRET_KEY:-super_secret_key}"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL: "http://localhost:${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}/openid"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL: "http://localhost:${SPIFF_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}"
       # WARNING: Frontend is a static site which assumes frontend port - 1 on localhost.
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL: "http://localhost:${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT: "${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_UPGRADE_DB: "true"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI: "mysql+mysqlconnector://root:${SPIFF_MYSQL_PASS:-my-secret-pw}@spiffworkflow-db:${SPIFF_MYSQL_PORT:-8003}/spiffworkflow_backend_development"
+
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_BPMN_SPEC_ABSOLUTE_DIR: "/app/process_models"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_CONNECTOR_PROXY_URL: "http://spiffworkflow-connector:8004"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI: "mysql+mysqlconnector://root:${SPIFF_MYSQL_PASS:-my-secret-pw}@spiffworkflow-db:${SPIFF_MYSQL_PORT:-8003}/spiffworkflow_backend_development"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_LOAD_FIXTURE_DATA: "false"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME: "example.yml"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER: "true"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_CLIENT_ID: "spiffworkflow-backend"
       SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_CLIENT_SECRET_KEY: "my_open_id_secret_key"
-      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_CONNECTOR_PROXY_URL: "http://spiffworkflow-connector:8004"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL: "http://localhost:${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}/openid"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME: "example.yml"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT: "${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER: "true"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_UPGRADE_DB: "true"
+      SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND: "http://localhost:${SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_PORT:-8001}"
     ports:
       - "${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}:${SPIFF_BACKEND_PORT:-8000}/tcp"
     volumes:
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/deploy b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/deploy
index 65aa3c2f..ebfd9a55 100755
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/deploy
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/bin/deploy
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DOCKER_COMPOSE_PROFILE:-}" ]]; then
   export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DOCKER_COMPOSE_PROFILE=run
 fi
 
-if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL:-}" ]]; then
-  export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL='http://167.172.242.138:7001'
+if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND:-}" ]]; then
+  export SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND='http://167.172.242.138:7001'
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL:-}" ]]; then
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/docker-compose.yml b/spiffworkflow-backend/docker-compose.yml
index 43cfd960..8fe55281 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ services:
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME=${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME:-acceptance_tests.yml}
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PORT=7000
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER=true
-      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL=${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL:-http://localhost:7001}
+      - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND=${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND:-http://localhost:7001}
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_UPGRADE_DB=true
       - SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL=${SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL:-http://localhost:7000}
     ports:
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
index 6a3816c6..4aeecd37 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/default.py
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER = (
     environ.get("SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_RUN_BACKGROUND_SCHEDULER", default="false")
     == "true"
 )
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL = environ.get(
-    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL", default="http://localhost:7001"
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND = environ.get(
+    "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND", default="http://localhost:7001"
 )
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL", default="http://localhost:7000"
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DEFAULT_USER_GROUP = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DEFAULT_USER_GROUP", default="everybody"
 )
 
-# this is only used in CI
+# this is only used in CI. use SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_URI instead for real configuration
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_DATABASE_PASSWORD", default=None
 )
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa2.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa2.py
index 310897a1..f81d8864 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa2.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/qa2.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from os import environ
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME = environ.get(
     "SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_PERMISSIONS_FILE_NAME", default="qa1.yml"
 )
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL = "https://qa2.spiffworkflow.org"
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND = "https://qa2.spiffworkflow.org"
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL = (
     "https://qa2.spiffworkflow.org/keycloak/realms/spiffworkflow"
 )
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/terraform_deployed_environment.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/terraform_deployed_environment.py
index 937d17af..f75b5f06 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/terraform_deployed_environment.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/config/terraform_deployed_environment.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_OPEN_ID_SERVER_URL = (
     f"https://keycloak.{environment_identifier_for_this_config_file_only}"
     ".spiffworkflow.org/realms/spiffworkflow"
 )
-SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL = (
+SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND = (
     f"https://{environment_identifier_for_this_config_file_only}.spiffworkflow.org"
 )
 SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL = (
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/service_tasks_controller.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/service_tasks_controller.py
index ee1bd2c3..61c8f6da 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/service_tasks_controller.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/service_tasks_controller.py
@@ -47,5 +47,5 @@ def authentication_callback(
         f"{service}/{auth_method}", response, g.user.id, create_if_not_exists=True
     )
     return redirect(
-        f"{current_app.config['SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL']}/admin/configuration"
+        f"{current_app.config['SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND']}/admin/configuration"
     )
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
index 6e7ac7e1..7b9a268a 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/routes/user.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def set_new_access_token_in_cookie(
     domain_for_frontend_cookie: Optional[str] = re.sub(
         r"^https?:\/\/",
         "",
-        current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL"],
+        current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND"],
     )
     if domain_for_frontend_cookie and domain_for_frontend_cookie.startswith(
         "localhost"
@@ -353,9 +353,7 @@ def logout(id_token: str, redirect_url: Optional[str]) -> Response:
 
 def logout_return() -> Response:
     """Logout_return."""
-    frontend_url = str(
-        current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL"]
-    )
+    frontend_url = str(current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND"])
     return redirect(f"{frontend_url}/")
 
 
diff --git a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_frontend_url.py b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_frontend_url.py
index 1dee0c49..503b9584 100644
--- a/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_frontend_url.py
+++ b/spiffworkflow-backend/src/spiffworkflow_backend/scripts/get_frontend_url.py
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ class GetFrontendUrl(Script):
         **kwargs: Any
     ) -> Any:
         """Run."""
-        return current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_SPIFFWORKFLOW_FRONTEND_URL"]
+        return current_app.config["SPIFFWORKFLOW_BACKEND_URL_FOR_FRONTEND"]