diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index b0092bb..92a85cb 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Example Environment Configfile
-POSTGRES_HOST=postgres_host
+POSTGRES_HOSTNAME=postgres_host
 POSTGRES_PORT=postgres_port
 POSTGRES_DB=postgres_database
 POSTGRES_USER=postgres_user
diff --git a/api/init.php b/api/init.php
index 7482e5f..28f8775 100644
--- a/api/init.php
+++ b/api/init.php
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ if (file_exists($envFile)) {
 }
 
 // Defines Environment Variables
-$host = getenv('POSTGRES_HOST');
-$port = getenv('POSTGRES_PORT');
+$host = getenv('POSTGRES_HOSTNAME');
+$port = 5432;
 $db   = getenv('POSTGRES_DB');
 $user = getenv('POSTGRES_USER');
 $pass = getenv('POSTGRES_PASSWORD');
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@ try {
     ];
     $dsn = "pgsql:host=$host;dbname=$db;port=$port";
     $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, $opt);
+
+
+    $pdo = new PDO($dsn, $user, $pass, [PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION]);
+
+
+
+    
     
 // Creates Error Message
 } catch(PDOException $e) {