diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9adf0f05..3467a16b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       RDB_USER: docker
       RDB_PASS: docker
       RDB_DB: docker
+      RDB_PORT: 5432
       REFRESH_SECRET: refresh
     depends_on:
       postgres:
diff --git a/src/backend/util.ts b/src/backend/util.ts
index e3ec7829..59ef2281 100644
--- a/src/backend/util.ts
+++ b/src/backend/util.ts
@@ -45,12 +45,16 @@ export const robustSrcPath = __dirname.includes('dist/')
       return `${__dirname}/../../dist/src/${path}`;
     };
 
+const port: number = process.env.RDB_PORT
+  ? parseInt(process.env.RDB_PORT)
+  : 5432;
+
 export const dbConfig = {
   user: process.env.RDB_USER || '',
   password: process.env.RDB_PASS || '',
   host: process.env.RDB_HOST || 'localhost',
   database: process.env.RDB_DB || 'rdb_smde2',
-  port: 5432
+  port
 };
 
 export const refreshSecret =
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 8dc5d899..e0f4bae0 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ log.info('Starting ReBenchDB Version ' + rebenchVersion);
 const app = new Koa();
 const router = new Router();
 
+log.info('Initialize Database with dbConfig: ' + JSON.stringify(dbConfig));
+
 export const db = new DatabaseWithPool(
   dbConfig,
   statsConfig.numberOfBootstrapSamples,