diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/staging_release.yml b/.gitea/workflows/staging_release.yml
index c9d7fada..372a8072 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/staging_release.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/staging_release.yml
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@ jobs:
              # Pull & Up
              # Assuming staging runs both infra, ory, and app stack
              docker compose -f compose.infra.yml -f compose.ory.yml -f docker-compose.yml pull; \
-             docker compose -f compose.infra.yml -f compose.ory.yml -f docker-compose.yml up -d --remove-orphans"
+             docker compose -f compose.infra.yml -f compose.ory.yml -f docker-compose.yml up -d"
diff --git a/docker/ory/hydra/hydra.yml b/docker/ory/hydra/hydra.yml
index f6e03c2c..82f9fb37 100644
--- a/docker/ory/hydra/hydra.yml
+++ b/docker/ory/hydra/hydra.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-dsn: memory
+dsn: ${DSN}
 
 serve:
     cookies:
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ urls:
 
 secrets:
     system:
-        - youReallyNeedToChangeThis
+        - ${SECRETS_SYSTEM}
 
 webfinger:
     oidc_discovery:
diff --git a/docker/ory/kratos/kratos.yml b/docker/ory/kratos/kratos.yml
index 474febf3..9775e2bb 100644
--- a/docker/ory/kratos/kratos.yml
+++ b/docker/ory/kratos/kratos.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 version: v1.3.0
 
-dsn: memory
+dsn: ${DSN}
 
 serve:
     public: