diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 42610db6b..4ddc12234 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ info:
   description: File Management Service V1 Server
 
 redaction-service.url: "http://redaction-service-v1:8080"
-configuration-service.url: "http://configuration-service-v1:8080"
 pdftron-redaction-service.url: "http://pdftron-redaction-service-v1:8080"
 redaction-report-service.url: "http://redaction-report-service-v1:8080"
 search-service.url: "http://search-service-v1:8080"
@@ -13,10 +12,10 @@ server:
 spring:
 
   datasource:
-    url: jdbc:postgresql://${PSQL_HOST}:${PSQL_PORT}/${PSQL_DATABASE}
+    url: jdbc:postgresql://${PSQL_HOST:localhost}:${PSQL_PORT:5432}/${PSQL_DATABASE:redaction}
     driverClassName: org.postgresql.Driver
-    username: ${PSQL_USERNAME}
-    password: ${PSQL_PASSWORD}
+    username: ${PSQL_USERNAME:redaction}
+    password: ${PSQL_PASSWORD:redaction}
     platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL95Dialect
   jpa:
     database-platform: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQL95Dialect