diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b3e5c40..dba2bed 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -22,3 +22,8 @@ AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_ATTRIBUTES_GROUP_NAME='cn'
 # AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_PERMIT_UNAUTHENTICATED_BIND=''
 # AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_PERMIT_FEATURE_DETECTION_FAILURE=''
 AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_USER='cn=binduser,DC=ldap,DC=example'
+AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_PASSWORD_FILE='/run/secrets/LDAP_BINDDN_PASSWORD'
+
+AUTHELIA_IDENTITY_VALIDATION_RESET_PASSWORD_JWT_SECRET_FILE='/run/secrets/JWT_SECRET'
+AUTHELIA_SESSION_SECRET_FILE='/run/secrets/SESSION_SECRET'
+AUTHELIA_STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILE='/run/secrets/STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY'
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 25015db..a57b971 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,12 +3,9 @@ services:
     container_name: 'authelia'
     image: 'docker.io/authelia/authelia:latest'
     restart: 'unless-stopped'
-    secrets: ['JWT_SECRET', 'SESSION_SECRET', 'STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY']
-    environment:
-      AUTHELIA_IDENTITY_VALIDATION_RESET_PASSWORD_JWT_SECRET_FILE: '/run/secrets/JWT_SECRET'
-      AUTHELIA_SESSION_SECRET_FILE: '/run/secrets/SESSION_SECRET'
-      AUTHELIA_STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY_FILE: '/run/secrets/STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY'
-      AUTHELIA_AUTHENTICATION_BACKEND_LDAP_PASSWORD_FILE: '/run/secrets/LDAP_BINDDN_PASSWORD'
+    secrets: ['JWT_SECRET', 'SESSION_SECRET', 'STORAGE_ENCRYPTION_KEY', 'LDAP_BINDDN_PASSWORD']
+    env_file:
+      - .env
     volumes:
       - ./config:/config
     networks: