diff --git a/mortgage/web.py b/mortgage/web.py
index 676e5a3..db5b8ef 100644
--- a/mortgage/web.py
+++ b/mortgage/web.py
@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ from email.mime.base import MIMEBase
 from email import encoders
 import couchdb
 
-couch = couchdb.Server('https://admin:ams19230@couch.jkent.org:443/')
+dbUserName = os.environ['COUCHDB_USERNAME']
+dbPassword = os.environ['COUCHDB_PW']
+dbURL = os.environ['COUCHDB_URL']
+
+couch = couchdb.Server(dbURL)
+couch.resource.credentials = (dbUserName, dbPassword)
+
 database = couch['mortgage']
 
 module_directory = os.path.dirname(__file__)