diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 222c88705..588cbc58e 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ ARCHIVAL_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH=application-
 ARCHIVAL_GIT_REPOSITORY_PATH=archives
 
 DIRECTORY_HOST=directory-api
-DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY=
 DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH=application-insights
-DIRECTORY_CONNECTION_STRING=Server=directory-db;Database=filterlists;User Id=filterlists;Password=filterlists;
+
 DIRECTORY_DB_USER=filterlists
 DIRECTORY_DB_PASSWORD=filterlists
 DIRECTORY_DB_DATABASE=filterlists
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/directory-api.env b/directory-api.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73079eec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/directory-api.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey=
+ConnectionStrings__DirectoryConnection=Server=directory-db;Database=filterlists;User Id=filterlists;Password=filterlists;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.dcproj b/docker-compose.dcproj
index 16e5a4109..764f04d9f 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dcproj
+++ b/docker-compose.dcproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include=".env" />
+    <None Include="directory-api.env" />
     <None Include="archival-api.env" />
     <None Include="api-docs.env" />
     <None Include="docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml" />
diff --git a/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml b/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
index 55ab50bf2..6c596f547 100644
--- a/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ services:
       - directory-migrations-tests-results:/FilterLists.Directory.Infrastructure.Migrations.Tests/TestResults
     depends_on:
       - directory-db
-    environment:
-      ConnectionStrings__DirectoryConnection: ${DIRECTORY_CONNECTION_STRING}
+    env_file:
+      - directory-api.env
 
   directory-db:
     image: postgres:alpine
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b9b4f49b3..05b76dfa7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ services:
       - directory-db
     volumes:
       - directory-application-insights:/app/${DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH}
+    env_file:
+      - directory-api.env
     environment:
       ApplicationInsights__ServerTelemetryChannelStoragePath: ${DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH}
-      ApplicationInsights__InstrumentationKey: ${DIRECTORY_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY}
-      ConnectionStrings__DirectoryConnection: ${DIRECTORY_CONNECTION_STRING}
 
   directory-db:
     image: postgres:alpine