diff --git a/.env.dist b/.env.dist
index aa4af79..0910c22 100644
--- a/.env.dist
+++ b/.env.dist
@@ -1,2 +1,10 @@
+# Common
 FLASK_SECRET=""
 DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN=""
+
+# Database
+DB_HOST=""
+DB_PORT=3306
+DB_USER=""
+DB_PASSWORD=""
+DB_DBNAME=""
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cdfd457..1dadb1a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 **/__pycache__
 instance/
-data_persistance/secret.py
 **/.vscode
 .env
diff --git a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/data_access.py b/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/data_access.py
index 0141532..346ee2a 100644
--- a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/data_access.py
+++ b/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/data_access.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
+import os
+
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy import engine as eg
 import random
 import truthseeker.logic.data_persistance.tables as tables
-from truthseeker.logic.data_persistance.secret import HOST, USER, PASS
 
 url_object = eg.URL.create(
     "mariadb+pymysql",
-    username=USER,
-    password=PASS,
-    host=HOST,
-    port=6776,
-    database="truthInquiry",
+    username=os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+    password=os.getenv("DB_PASSWORD"),
+    host=os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
+    port=os.getenv("DB_PORT"),
+    database=os.getenv("DB_DBNAME"),
 )
 engine = create_engine(url_object)
 session = Session(engine)
diff --git a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/remote.py b/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/remote.py
index acf5fd4..b2a9f3f 100644
--- a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/remote.py
+++ b/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/remote.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from sqlalchemy import engine as eg
@@ -12,19 +14,17 @@ from data.questions import QUESTIONS
 from data.reactions import REACTIONS
 from data.traits import TRAITS
 
-from secret import HOST, USER, PASS
 
 url_object = eg.URL.create(
     "mariadb+pymysql",
-    username=USER,
-    password=PASS,
-    host=HOST,
-    port=6776,
-    database="truthInquiry",
+    username=os.getenv("DB_USER"),
+    password=os.getenv("DB_PASSWORD"),
+    host=os.getenv("DB_HOST"),
+    port=os.getenv("DB_PORT"),
+    database=os.getenv("DB_DBNAME"),
 )
 engine = create_engine(url_object)
 
-
 # Reset data tables
 with Session(engine) as session:
     Base.metadata.drop_all(engine)
diff --git a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/secret.py b/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/secret.py
deleted file mode 100644
index c31b0e7..0000000
--- a/truthseeker/logic/data_persistance/secret.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-HOST = "mariadb.simailadjalim.fr"
-USER = "truthInquiry"
-PASS = "truthInquiry"
\ No newline at end of file