diff --git a/apps/authentication/Dockerfile b/apps/authentication/Dockerfile
index a586477..1439b4b 100644
--- a/apps/authentication/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/authentication/Dockerfile
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ ENV MONGODB_NAME=freeleaps2
 ENV MONGODB_PORT=27017
 ENV MONGODB_URI="mongodb://localhost:27017/"
 
-
-
 #log_settings
 ENV LOG_BASE_PATH=$CONTAINER_APP_ROOT/log/$APP_NAME
 ENV BACKEND_LOG_FILE_NAME=$APP_NAME
@@ -33,16 +31,6 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 
 COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 
-# Install tools and keyring updates
-#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-#    gnupg wget && \
-#    apt-get install -y debian-keyring debian-archive-keyring && \
-#    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
-# Install additional tools and create symbolic links
-#RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y netcat && \
-#    ln -s /bin/bash /usr/bin/bash && \
-#    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
-
 EXPOSE ${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}
-CMD ["uvicorn", "webapi.main:app", "--reload", "--port=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT}", "--host=${SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST}"]
+# Using shell to expand environemnt to enure pass the actual environment value to uvicorn
+CMD uvicorn webapi.main:app --reload --port=$SERVICE_API_ACCESS_PORT --host=$SERVICE_API_ACCESS_HOST
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