diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 0b409dd70..dd34d6cb4 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 REVERSE_PROXY_HOST_PORT_HTTP=8080
 REVERSE_PROXY_HOST_PORT_HTTPS=
 
-API_DOCS_URLS="[ { url: \"http://localhost:8080/api/directory/v1/swagger.json\", name: \"Directory\" } ]"
-API_DOCS_URLS_PRIMARY_NAME=Directory
-
 ARCHIVAL_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_INSTRUMENTATION_KEY=
 ARCHIVAL_APPLICATION_INSIGHTS_SERVER_TELEMETRY_CHANNEL_STORAGE_PATH=application-insights
 ARCHIVAL_REDIS_CONNECTION_STRING=archival-scheduling-db:6379
diff --git a/api-docs.env b/api-docs.env
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6291e3b18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-docs.env
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+URLS="[ { url: \"http://localhost:8080/api/directory/v1/swagger.json\", name: \"Directory\" } ]"
+URLS_PRIMARY_NAME=Directory
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-compose.dcproj b/docker-compose.dcproj
index 4dd362669..e11d4cedc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dcproj
+++ b/docker-compose.dcproj
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include=".env" />
+    <None Include="api-docs.env" />
     <None Include="docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml" />
     <None Include="docker-compose.override.yml">
       <DependentUpon>docker-compose.yml</DependentUpon>
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 281d342ef..a2578a6ba 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ services:
       - reverse-proxy
     depends_on:
       - directory-api
-    environment:
-      URLS: ${API_DOCS_URLS}
-      URLS_PRIMARY_NAME: ${API_DOCS_URLS_PRIMARY_NAME}
+    env_file:
+      - api-docs.env
 
   archival-api:
     image: ghcr.io/collinbarrett/filterlists-archival-api