diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b9b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+services:
+  newt:
+    image: newttest
+    container_name: newt
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    environment:
+      - PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT=https://proxy.schwartznetwork.net 
+      - NEWT_ID=2ix2t8xk22ubpfy 
+      - NEWT_SECRET=nnisrfsdfc7prqsp9ewo1dvtvci50j5uiqotez00dgap0ii2 
+      - LOG_LEVEL=DEBUG 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index 497d640..79ae7a0 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-# Sample from https://github.com/traefik/traefik-library-image/blob/5070edb25b03cca6802d75d5037576c840f73fdd/v3.1/alpine/entrypoint.sh
-
 set -e
 
 # first arg is `-f` or `--some-option`
@@ -9,13 +7,4 @@ if [ "${1#-}" != "$1" ]; then
     set -- newt "$@"
 fi
 
-# if our command is a valid newt subcommand, let's invoke it through newt instead
-# (this allows for "docker run newt version", etc)
-if newt "$1" --help >/dev/null 2>&1
-then
-    set -- newt "$@"
-else
-    echo "= '$1' is not a newt command: assuming shell execution." 1>&2
-fi
-
 exec "$@"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5e05bd4..dd04ea9 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -222,13 +222,6 @@ func resolveDomain(domain string) (string, error) {
 	return ipAddr, nil
 }
 
-func getEnvWithDefault(key, defaultValue string) string {
-	if value := os.Getenv(key); value != "" {
-		return value
-	}
-	return defaultValue
-}
-
 func main() {
 	var (
 		endpoint   string
@@ -240,12 +233,28 @@ func main() {
 		logLevel   string
 	)
 
-	// Define CLI flags with default values from environment variables
-	flag.StringVar(&endpoint, "endpoint", os.Getenv("PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT"), "Endpoint of your pangolin server")
-	flag.StringVar(&id, "id", os.Getenv("NEWT_ID"), "Newt ID")
-	flag.StringVar(&secret, "secret", os.Getenv("NEWT_SECRET"), "Newt secret")
-	flag.StringVar(&dns, "dns", getEnvWithDefault("DEFAULT_DNS", "8.8.8.8"), "DNS server to use")
-	flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", getEnvWithDefault("LOG_LEVEL", "INFO"), "Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)")
+	// if PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT, NEWT_ID, and NEWT_SECRET are set as environment variables, they will be used as default values
+	endpoint = os.Getenv("PANGOLIN_ENDPOINT")
+	id = os.Getenv("NEWT_ID")
+	secret = os.Getenv("NEWT_SECRET")
+	dns = os.Getenv("DNS")
+	logLevel = os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL")
+
+	if endpoint == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&endpoint, "endpoint", "", "Endpoint of your pangolin server")
+	}
+	if id == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&id, "id", "", "Newt ID")
+	}
+	if secret == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&secret, "secret", "", "Newt secret")
+	}
+	if dns == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&dns, "dns", "8.8.8.8", "DNS server to use")
+	}
+	if logLevel == "" {
+		flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", "INFO", "Log level (DEBUG, INFO, WARN, ERROR, FATAL)")
+	}
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	logger.Init()