diff --git a/apps/central_storage/Dockerfile b/apps/central_storage/Dockerfile
index fd7d0cf..fbf07c1 100644
--- a/apps/central_storage/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/central_storage/Dockerfile
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 #RUN ln -s /bin/bash /usr/bin/bash
 
 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
diff --git a/apps/content/Dockerfile b/apps/content/Dockerfile
index 2b4b2fd..bfad1fd 100644
--- a/apps/content/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/content/Dockerfile
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 #RUN ln -s /bin/bash /usr/bin/bash
 
 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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diff --git a/apps/notification/Dockerfile b/apps/notification/Dockerfile
index cf60fab..b246de3 100644
--- a/apps/notification/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/notification/Dockerfile
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 
 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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diff --git a/apps/payment/Dockerfile b/apps/payment/Dockerfile
index 756a34b..f5ac56d 100644
--- a/apps/payment/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/payment/Dockerfile
@@ -29,5 +29,5 @@ RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r requirements.txt
 COPY . ${CONTAINER_APP_ROOT}
 
 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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