diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fd3fda..52d3979 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ Initialize the database:
 
 ```shell
 createdb covid19_test
-env DB_NAME=covid19_test ./manage.py migrate
+./manage.py migrate
 ```
 
 Create a superuser:
 
 ```shell
-env DB_NAME=covid19_test ./manage.py createsuperuser
+./manage.py createsuperuser
 ```
 
 Load test data:
 
 ```shell
-env DB_NAME=covid19_test ./manage.py loaddata country redflag equitycategory equitykeywords
+./manage.py loaddata country redflag equitycategory equitykeywords
 ```
 
 ## Tasks
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ env DB_NAME=covid19_test ./manage.py loaddata country redflag equitycategory equ
 Run a development server:
 
 ```shell
-env DEBUG=True DB_NAME=covid19_test ./manage.py runserver
+env DEBUG=True ./manage.py runserver
 ```
 
 To add, remove or upgrade a requirement, [follow these instructions](https://ocp-software-handbook.readthedocs.io/en/latest/python/applications.html#requirements).
diff --git a/covidadmin/.env.example b/covidadmin/.env.example
deleted file mode 100644
index f052338..0000000
--- a/covidadmin/.env.example
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-DEBUG=on
-
-SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key
-
-DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
-DB_NAME=
-DB_USER=
-DB_PASSWORD=
-DB_HOST=
-DB_PORT=
-ALLOWED_HOSTS=localhost,127.0.0.1
-CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST=
-SENTRY_DSN= 
-
-CELERY_BROKER_URL=pyamqp://guest@localhost/
-CELERY_TIMEZONE=UTC
-
-FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME=/
-STATIC_URL=/static/
-MEDIA_URL=/media/
-
-FETCH_COVID_DATA_INTERVAL=10800
-
-GOOGLE_SHEET_CREDENTIALS_JSON=
-
-FIXER_IO_API_KEY=
diff --git a/covidadmin/settings.py b/covidadmin/settings.py
index 58d70e4..52741b3 100644
--- a/covidadmin/settings.py
+++ b/covidadmin/settings.py
@@ -17,22 +17,21 @@
 import sentry_sdk
 from sentry_sdk.integrations.django import DjangoIntegration
 
-environ.Env.read_env()
 env = environ.Env(
     # set casting, default value
     SECRET_KEY=(str, "ig0(igk8+n76thmh-@%*n4bc1ra3sq-#x)kx6bqf&zdh9n1*+8"),
     DEBUG=(bool, False),
     ALLOWED_HOSTS=(list, []),
     DB_ENGINE=(str, "django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2"),
-    DB_NAME=(str, ""),
+    DB_NAME=(str, "covid19"),
     DB_USER=(str, ""),
     DB_PASSWORD=(str, ""),
-    DB_HOST=(str, "127.0.0.1"),
+    DB_HOST=(str, "localhost"),
     DB_PORT=(int, 5432),
     STATIC_URL=(str, "/static/"),
     FORCE_SCRIPT_NAME=(str, "/"),
     CORS_ORIGIN_WHITELIST=(list, []),
-    CELERY_BROKER_URL=(str, "pyamqp://localhost/"),
+    CELERY_BROKER_URL=(str, "pyamqp://guest@localhost/"),
     CELERY_TIMEZONE=(str, "UTC"),
     FETCH_COVID_DATA_INTERVAL=(int, 10800),
     GOOGLE_SHEET_CREDENTIALS_JSON=(str, ""),