diff --git a/abra.sh b/abra.sh
index 72e8557..71d52e4 100644
--- a/abra.sh
+++ b/abra.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,24 @@
-ENTRYPOINT_CONF_VERSION=v1
+echo "### Entering abra.sh ..."
+
+export ENTRYPOINT_CONF_VERSION=v1
+export DB_PASSWORD=$(cat /run/secrets/db_password)
 
 ### Helpers
-# these commands can be run via: abra app cmd open-inventory.example.net app $commandName ($commandName: clear_cache, ...)
+# these commands can be run via:
+#   abra app cmd open-inventory.example.net app $commandName
+#     where $commandName = {clear_cache, initial_setup, ...}
 
 initial_setup() {
   cd /app/
 
+  # init .env file, we only use it for the APP_KEY, as the other variables, are exported by Docker as env vars
+  echo "APP_KEY=" > .env
+
   echo "Generating APP_KEY..."
   php artisan key:generate
 
+  php vars.php # TODO: remove! it's a debug
+
   echo "DB migrations status:"
   php artisan migrate:status
   echo "Starting DB migrations..."
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 66588bb..48db059 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ services:
     environment:
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=open-inventory
       - MYSQL_USER=open-inventory
-      - MYSQL_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_password
-      - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_root_password
+      - FILE__MYSQL_PASSWORD=/run/secrets/db_password
+      - FILE__MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=/run/secrets/db_root_password
     secrets:
       - db_password
       - db_root_password