diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 734f67e9..ec559abf 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ services:
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 5
       start_period: 30s # Neo4j 2025 needs time to initialize metadata
-    env_file:
-      - .env
+    # env_file:
+    #   - .env
     ports:
       - "7474:7474" # HTTP
       - "7687:7687" # Bolt (Standard port)