diff --git a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
index 61005e7..fb458b3 100644
--- a/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/services/bstein-dev-home/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,13 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: bstein-dev-home-keycloak-admin
                   key: client_secret
+            - name: ACCOUNT_ALLOWED_GROUPS
+              value: ""
+            - name: PORTAL_DATABASE_URL
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: atlas-portal-db
+                  key: PORTAL_DATABASE_URL
           ports:
             - name: http
               containerPort: 8080