diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 2952ea7e..e8e031c9 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ SERVER_PUBLIC_DOMAIN="http://didcomm-mediator.com"
 SERVER_LOCAL_PORT="8080"
 STORAGE_DIRPATH="crates/generic-server/target/storage"
 MONGO_DBN="mediator-coordination"
-MONGO_URI="mongodb://localhost:27017"
+MONGO_URI="mongodb://mongodb:27017"
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index beef8efc..1614b6ca 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ ENV STORAGE_DIRPATH="crates/generic-server/target/storage"
 COPY --from=builder /app/target/release/didcomm-mediator /usr/local/bin/didcomm-mediator
 
 # Copy the default .env file
-COPY .env /app/.env
+COPY .env ./.env
 
 # Expose the necessary port
 EXPOSE 8080