diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cb7f590..db044d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ node_modules
 dist
 coverage
 cypress/screenshots
-secrets/prod
 
 debug.log
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9f71722..a3b7e9c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ npm run ftest-ui
 
 ### Prod Environment
 
-1. Set `secrets/prod/mongDBUrl` file with your DB url
+1. Set `MONGODB_URL` environment variable in your node environment with your DB url.
+
+In Heroku, that can be done using `Config Vars`.
 
 2. Install dependencies
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c7e0043..92a5dea 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 {
   "name": "cooking-with-amateurs",
-  "version": "1.1.4",
+  "version": "1.1.5",
   "description": "Portfolio Web App about Cooking Recipes",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "dev-front": "webpack-dev-server --config webpack/webpack.dev.js",
-    "dev-back": "set NODE_ENV=development&& nodemon server/main.js",
+    "dev-back": "NODE_ENV=development MONGODB_URL=mongodb://localhost/Tododb nodemon server/main.js",
     "utest": "jest src && jest cypress/utils",
     "utest-cover": "jest src --coverage && jest cypress/utils --coverage",
     "ftest": "cypress run",
diff --git a/secrets/dev/mongoDBUrl b/secrets/dev/mongoDBUrl
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f8f9b2..0000000
--- a/secrets/dev/mongoDBUrl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-mongodb://localhost/Tododb
diff --git a/server/main.js b/server/main.js
index ab6944c..3961e4c 100644
--- a/server/main.js
+++ b/server/main.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PORT = process.env.PORT || 5000;
 const PRODUCTION_ENV = 'production';
 const isProdEnv = process.env.NODE_ENV === PRODUCTION_ENV;
 
-mongoDB.init(isProdEnv);
+mongoDB.init(process.env.MONGODB_URL);
 app.init(PORT, isProdEnv);
 
 console.log(`RESTful API server started on: ${PORT}`);
diff --git a/server/mongoDB.js b/server/mongoDB.js
index b2822f3..ffae29f 100644
--- a/server/mongoDB.js
+++ b/server/mongoDB.js
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
-const fs = require('fs');
 const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 
 const recipeModel = require('./api/models/recipe-model');
 
-exports.init = isProdEnv => {
-  const SECRETS_PATH = `secrets/${isProdEnv ? 'prod' : 'dev'}/mongoDBUrl`;
-  const mongoDBUrl = fs.readFileSync(SECRETS_PATH, 'utf-8');
-
+exports.init = mongoDBUrl => {
   mongoose.Promise = global.Promise;
 
   mongoose.connect(mongoDBUrl, () => {