diff --git a/app/docker-compose.prod.yml b/app/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 1c5add7..638f701 100644
--- a/app/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/app/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ services:
       - ~/git/bizmatch-project-prod/bizmatch-server:/app  # Verwende Prod-Checkout
     ports:
       - "3001:3000"  # Neu: Host-Port 3001, Container-Port bleibt 3000
-    env_file: ".env.prod"  # Neu: Separate Env-File für Prod
+    env_file:
+      - path: ./.env.prod  # Neu: Separate Env-File für Prod
+        required: true
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=development  # Neu: Production-Modus (für Nest.js-Config)
       - DB_HOST=postgres-prod  # Neu: Passe an neuen Service-Namen
@@ -28,7 +30,9 @@ services:
     restart: always
     volumes:
       - ${PWD}/bizmatchdb-data-prod:/var/lib/postgresql/data  # Neu: Separates Daten-Volume
-    env_file: ".env.prod" # Neu: Separate Env-File für Prod      
+    env_file:
+      - path: ./.env.prod  # Neu: Separate Env-File für Prod
+        required: true
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${POSTGRES_DB}
       POSTGRES_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}