diff --git a/backend/UniVerse.Api/appsettings.json b/backend/UniVerse.Api/appsettings.json
index 461626d..0844925 100644
--- a/backend/UniVerse.Api/appsettings.json
+++ b/backend/UniVerse.Api/appsettings.json
@@ -7,16 +7,6 @@
     }
   },
   "AllowedHosts": "*",
-  "ConnectionStrings": {
-    "DefaultConnection": "Host=localhost;Port=5432;Database=universe;Username=postgres;Password=postgres"
-  },
-  "Jwt": {
-    "Secret": "default-dev-secret-key-change-in-production-32chars!!",
-    "Issuer": "UniVerse",
-    "Audience": "UniVerse",
-    "AccessTokenExpirationMinutes": "30",
-    "RefreshTokenExpirationDays": "30"
-  },
   "Cors": {
     "Origins": [
       "http://localhost:5173",
@@ -39,8 +29,8 @@
     "MinimumLevel": {
       "Default": "Information",
       "Override": {
-        "Microsoft": "Warning",
-        "System": "Warning"
+        "Microsoft": "Information",
+        "System": "Information"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose-prod.yml b/backend/docker-compose-prod.yml
index e9f40dd..4f21a13 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose-prod.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose-prod.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ services:
       - ModeusApi:BaseUrl=${MODEUS_API_BASE_URL}
       - ModeusApi:ApiKey=${MODEUS_API_KEY}
 
-      - Gamification:XpThresholds=${GAMIFICATION_XP_THRESHOLDS:[0, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 1500, 2500, 4000]}
+      - Gamification:XpThresholds=${GAMIFICATION_XP_THRESHOLDS:-[0, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 1500, 2500, 4000]}
 
       - ConnectionStrings:DefaultConnection=Host=db;Port=5432;Database=${POSTGRES_DATABASE:-universe};Username=${POSTGRES_USER};Password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
     networks:
diff --git a/backend/docker-compose-test.yml b/backend/docker-compose-test.yml
index 86ec590..be0a72b 100644
--- a/backend/docker-compose-test.yml
+++ b/backend/docker-compose-test.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
       - ModeusApi:BaseUrl=${MODEUS_API_BASE_URL}
       - ModeusApi:ApiKey=${MODEUS_API_KEY}
 
-      - Gamification:XpThresholds=${GAMIFICATION_XP_THRESHOLDS:[0, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 1500, 2500, 4000]}
+      - Gamification:XpThresholds=${GAMIFICATION_XP_THRESHOLDS:-[0, 100, 300, 600, 1000, 1500, 2500, 4000]}
 
       - ConnectionStrings:DefaultConnection=Host=db;Port=5432;Database=${POSTGRES_DATABASE};Username=${POSTGRES_USER};Password=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}