diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b626dc6..873dc4c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ services:
       - "3000:3000"
     environment:
       SERVICES: api
-      DOCKER_RABBITMQ_HOST: "rabbitmq"
+      DOCKER_RABBITMQ_CONNECTION_STRING: `amqp://user:bitnami@rabbitmq:5672`
     labels:
       - "traefik.enable=true"
       - "traefik.http.routers.threetwo-import-api.rule=Host(`localhost`)"
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ services:
       - nats
     environment:
       SERVICES: import 
+      DOCKER_RABBITMQ_CONNECTION_STRING: `amqp://user:bitnami@rabbitmq:5672`
     volumes:
       - ./userdata:/threetwo-import-service/userdata
       - ./comics:/threetwo-import-service/comics