diff --git a/.env b/.env
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f46978d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.env
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+THRESHOLD_LISTENER_PORT=13867
+THRESHOLD_RELAY_PORT=13868
+THRESHOLD_API_PORT=13869
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ea35296..9cb401e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - .:/code
     ports:
-      - "13867:13867"
-      - "13868:13868"
-      - "13869:13869"
+      - "${THRESHOLD_LISTENER_PORT}:${THRESHOLD_LISTENER_PORT}"
+      - "${THRESHOLD_RELAY_PORT}:${THRESHOLD_RELAY_PORT}"
+      - "${THRESHOLD_API_PORT}:${THRESHOLD_API_PORT}"
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     # for development
     extra_hosts:
       - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
diff --git a/threshold b/threshold
index 5c9e032..edf71da 100755
--- a/threshold
+++ b/threshold
@@ -39,21 +39,25 @@ stdout = getwriter("utf8")(stdout)  # this is a generic fix but we all know
 stderr = getwriter("utf8")(stderr)  # it's just for the retards on Rizon using
 #  unicode quit messages for no reason
 
+trues = ('true', '1', 't', True)
+
 # Main listener
-listener_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_HOST") or main.config["Listener"]["Address"]
-listener_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_PORT")) or main.config["Listener"]["Port"]
-listener_ssl = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_SSL")) or main.config["Listener"]["UseSSL"]
+listener_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_HOST", main.config["Listener"]["Address"])
+listener_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_PORT", main.config["Listener"]["Port"]))
+listener_ssl = getenv("THRESHOLD_LISTENER_SSL", main.config["Listener"]["UseSSL"]) in trues
 
 # RelayAPI
-relay_enabled = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_ENABLED")) or main.config["Relay"]["Enabled"]
-relay_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_HOST") or main.config["RelayAPI"]["Address"]
-relay_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_PORT")) or main.config["RelayAPI"]["Port"]
-relay_ssl = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_SSL")) or main.config["RelayAPI"]["UseSSL"]
+relay_enabled = getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_ENABLED", main.config["RelayAPI"]["Enabled"]) in trues
+relay_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_HOST", main.config["RelayAPI"]["Address"])
+relay_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_PORT", main.config["RelayAPI"]["Port"]))
+relay_ssl = getenv("THRESHOLD_RELAY_SSL", main.config["RelayAPI"]["UseSSL"]) in trues
 
 # Web API
-api_enabled = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_API_ENABLED")) or main.config["API"]["Enabled"]
-api_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_API_HOST") or main.config["API"]["Address"]
-api_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_API_PORT")) or main.config["API"]["Port"]
+api_enabled = getenv("THRESHOLD_API_ENABLED", main.config["API"]["Enabled"]) in trues
+api_address = getenv("THRESHOLD_API_HOST", main.config["API"]["Address"])
+api_port = int(getenv("THRESHOLD_API_PORT", main.config["API"]["Port"]))
+print("API PORT", api_port)
+print("ENV PORT", getenv("THRESHOLD_API_PORT"))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     listener = ServerFactory()