diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b755997..b495369 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ The API backend for Kerckhoff.. Check out the project's [documentation](http://k
 
 # Local Development
 
+Make sure your `.env` file is correct
+```
+PYTHONPATH="./:$PYTHONPATH"
+OAUTHLIB_RELAX_TOKEN_SCOPE=notnull
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:example@postgres:5432/postgres
+DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=password
+```
+
+Make sure your `.secrets` file is correct as well
+
 Start the dev server for local development:
 ```bash
 docker-compose up
@@ -73,3 +83,8 @@ git push origin master
 ```
 
 You're now ready to continuously ship! ✨ 💅 🛳
+
+
+# Troubleshooting
+
+If you get this error: `/usr/bin/env: ‘python\r’: No such file or directory`, try changing the `manage.py` file to use LF line endings instead of CRLF.
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diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index eef733c..87f1532 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ version: "2"
 services:
   postgres:
     image: postgres:9.6
+    environment:
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: example
   web:
     restart: always
     env_file:
@@ -11,9 +13,7 @@ services:
     image: web
     build: ./
     command: >
-      bash -c "python wait_for_postgres.py &&
-               ./manage.py migrate &&
-               ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
+      bash -c "python wait_for_postgres.py && ./manage.py migrate && ./manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000"
     volumes:
       - ./:/code
     ports:
diff --git a/wait_for_postgres.py b/wait_for_postgres.py
index 4ab45e2..a8292f8 100644
--- a/wait_for_postgres.py
+++ b/wait_for_postgres.py
@@ -5,12 +5,8 @@
 check_timeout = os.getenv("POSTGRES_CHECK_TIMEOUT", 30)
 check_interval = os.getenv("POSTGRES_CHECK_INTERVAL", 1)
 interval_unit = "second" if check_interval == 1 else "seconds"
-config = {
-    "dbname": os.getenv("POSTGRES_DB", "postgres"),
-    "user": os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER", "postgres"),
-    "password": os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", ""),
-    "host": os.getenv("DATABASE_URL", "postgres")
-}
+
+DATABASE_URL = os.getenv("DATABASE_URL")
 
 start_time = time()
 logger = logging.getLogger()
@@ -18,10 +14,10 @@
 logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
 
 
-def pg_isready(host, user, password, dbname):
+def pg_isready(db_url):
     while time() - start_time < check_timeout:
         try:
-            conn = psycopg2.connect(**vars())
+            conn = psycopg2.connect(db_url)
             logger.info("Postgres is ready! ✨ 💅")
             conn.close()
             return True
@@ -33,4 +29,4 @@ def pg_isready(host, user, password, dbname):
     return False
 
 
-pg_isready(**config)
+pg_isready(DATABASE_URL)
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