diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5c06009..ecb683a 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ ENTRYPOINT ["entrypoint.sh"]
 EXPOSE 3000
 
 # Start the main process.
-CMD ["rails", "server", "-b", "0.0.0.0"]
\ No newline at end of file
+CMD ["rails", "server", "-b", "0.0.0.0", "-e", "production"]
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d9305ea..fb3a475 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -51,3 +51,4 @@ gem 'activeadmin'
 gem 'devise'
 gem 'devise-jwt', '~> 0.5.9'
 gem 'pg', '~> 1.1'
+gem 'sassc', '< 2.2.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 0b6ed55..471ba39 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ GEM
     factory_bot_rails (5.1.1)
       factory_bot (~> 5.1.0)
       railties (>= 4.2.0)
-    ffi (1.11.1)
-    ffi (1.11.1-x64-mingw32)
+    ffi (1.12.2)
+    ffi (1.12.2-x64-mingw32)
     formtastic (3.1.5)
       actionpack (>= 3.2.13)
     formtastic_i18n (0.6.0)
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ GEM
       unicode-display_width (>= 1.4.0, < 1.7)
     ruby-progressbar (1.10.1)
     ruby_dep (1.5.0)
-    sassc (2.2.1-x64-mingw32)
+    sassc (2.1.0)
+      ffi (~> 1.9)
+    sassc (2.1.0-x64-mingw32)
       ffi (~> 1.9)
     sassc-rails (2.1.2)
       railties (>= 4.0.0)
@@ -308,6 +310,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rails (~> 6.0.0)
   rspec-rails (~> 3.5)
   rubocop
+  sassc (< 2.2.0)
   spring
   spring-watcher-listen (~> 2.0.0)
   tzinfo-data
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index f534037..0d6cae4 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 # you've limited to :test, :development, or :production.
 Bundler.require(*Rails.groups)
 
-Dotenv::Railtie.load
+unless Rails.env.production?
+  Dotenv::Railtie.load
+end
 
 module SdcApi
   class Application < Rails::Application
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Skip views, helpers and assets when generating a new resource.
     config.api_only = true
 
+    puts Rails.env
+
     # Middleware for ActiveAdmin
     config.middleware.use Rack::MethodOverride
     config.middleware.use ActionDispatch::Flash
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 5ba51e7..928d464 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 Rails.application.configure do
-
-  config.hosts << "warm-hollows-93227.herokuapp.com"
+  config.hosts << 'warm-hollows-93227.herokuapp.com'
 
   # Settings specified here will take precedence over those in config/application.rb.
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/environment.rb b/config/initializers/environment.rb
index 121e042..d1fb5da 100644
--- a/config/initializers/environment.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/environment.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 # ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
 
 # DEVELOPMENT
-unless Rails.env.production?
+if Rails.env.production?
+  ENV['SECRET_KEY_BASE'] = 'production-key'
+else
   ENV['DB_PASS_DEV'] = 'sdcdev'
   ENV['DB_USER_DEV'] = 'postgres'
   ENV['DB_NAME_DEV'] = 'sdc'
-  ENV['DB_HOST_DEV'] = 'db'
+  ENV['DB_HOST_DEV'] = 'localhost'
   ENV['DB_PORT_DEV'] = '5432'
   ENV['DB_TIMEOUT_DEV'] = '5000'
   ENV['DB_ADAPTER_DEV'] = 'postgresql'
diff --git a/config/secrets.yml b/config/secrets.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ab16c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/secrets.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# config/secrets.yml
+production:
+  secret_key_base: <%= ENV["SECRET_KEY_BASE"] %>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index fcad1a2..85faf5c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ services:
       - "5432:5432"
   web:
     build: .
-    command: bash -c "rm -f tmp/pids/server.pid && bundle exec rails s -p 3000 -b '0.0.0.0'"
+    command: bash -c "rm -f tmp/pids/server.pid && bundle exec rails s -p 3000 -b '0.0.0.0 -e production'"
     volumes:
       - .:/myapp
     ports: