diff --git a/.env-example b/.env-example
index c6696f7..7b445f6 100644
--- a/.env-example
+++ b/.env-example
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ DOCKERHUB_USERNAME=ADD-YOUR-DOCKERHUB_USERNAME-HERE
 DOCKERHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=ADD-YOUR-DOCKERHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN-HERE
 LLM_TOOL_CHOICE=required
 LOGGING_LEVEL=20
-MYSQL_HOST=your-mysql-host.com
+MYSQL_HOST=sql.lawrencemcdaniel.com
 MYSQL_PORT=3306
-MYSQL_USER=your-username
-MYSQL_PASSWORD=your-password
-MYSQL_DATABASE=your-database-name
+MYSQL_USER=smarter_test_user
+MYSQL_PASSWORD=smarter_test_user
+MYSQL_DATABASE=smarter_test_db
 MYSQL_CHARSET=utf8mb4
 PYTHONPATH=./venv:./
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8ee89f8..cae15a2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ PIP = $(PYTHON) -m pip
 ifneq ("$(wildcard .env)","")
     include .env
 else
-    $(shell echo -e "OPENAI_API_KEY=SET-ME-PLEASE\nENVIRONMENT=dev\nDOCKERHUB_USERNAME=localhost\nDOCKERHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN=SET-ME-PLEASE\n" >> .env)
+    $(shell cp .env-example .env)
 endif
 
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