diff --git a/apps/notification/webapi/providers/database.py b/apps/notification/webapi/providers/database.py
index 9228a49..00e0d66 100644
--- a/apps/notification/webapi/providers/database.py
+++ b/apps/notification/webapi/providers/database.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ from backend.models.models import MessageTemplateDoc, EmailSenderDoc, EmailSendS
 import os
 
 # MongoDB config
-MONGODB_URI = os.getenv('MONGODB_URI', 'mongodb+srv://jetli:8IHKx6dZK8BfugGp@freeleaps2.hanbj.mongodb.net/')
-MONGODB_NAME = os.getenv('MONGODB_NAME', 'freeleaps2')
+# TODO: for non-local environment, use the following config
+#MONGODB_URI = os.getenv('MONGODB_URI', 'mongodb+srv://jetli:8IHKx6dZK8BfugGp@freeleaps2.hanbj.mongodb.net/')
+#MONGODB_NAME = os.getenv('MONGODB_NAME', 'freeleaps2')
+MONGODB_URI = os.getenv('MONGODB_URI', 'mongodb://localhost:27017/')
+MONGODB_NAME = os.getenv('MONGODB_NAME', 'interview')
 
 # create MongoDB client
 client = AsyncIOMotorClient(