diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jambotronGroup/jambotron/dockerClient/DockerConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/jambotronGroup/jambotron/dockerClient/DockerConfig.java
index 83b34c2..04570f5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jambotronGroup/jambotron/dockerClient/DockerConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jambotronGroup/jambotron/dockerClient/DockerConfig.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
 @Configuration
 public class DockerConfig {
 
-    @Value("${docker.host}")
+    @Value("${DOCKER_HOST:${docker.host:unix:///var/run/docker.sock}}")
     private String dockerHost;
 
     @Bean
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
index 3ec53e9..fc721d2 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application-prod.properties
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ spring.servlet.multipart.max-request-size=50MB
 server.tomcat.max-swallow-size=100MB
 
 #=============
-docker.host=unix:///var/run/docker.sock
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+#docker.host=unix:///var/run/docker.sock
\ No newline at end of file