diff --git a/config/db.js b/config/db.js
index 4edbf4cfc8d158723d1dded3b36aa4f133601006..2ea2263a6e3e233164dc80d6dd52b6aec952df97 100644
--- a/config/db.js
+++ b/config/db.js
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ dotenv.config();
 
 // Database configuration
 const pool = mysql.createPool({
-  host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
-  user: process.env.DB_USER || 'root',
-  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD || '',
-  database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'pms_db',
+  host: process.env.DB_HOST,
+  user: process.env.DB_USER,
+  password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
+  database: process.env.DB_NAME,
   waitForConnections: true,
   connectionLimit: 10,
   queueLimit: 0