diff --git a/backend/server.js b/backend/server.js
index 291e655..1685cc4 100644
--- a/backend/server.js
+++ b/backend/server.js
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ const mongoCollection = process.env.MONGO_COLLECTION || 'eventlog';
 const mongoUri = process.env.MONGO_URI || 'mongodb://127.0.0.1:27017/default?replicaSet=rs0';
 
 // Minio set-up variables
-const minioURI = new URL(process.env.MINIO_URI || 'http://kspace-mugshot:2mSI6HdbJ8@127.0.0.1:9000/kspace-mugshot');
-const minioBucket = minioURI.pathname.substring(1);
+const minioAccessKey = process.env.MINIO_ACCESS_KEY || 'kspace-mugshot';
+const minioSecretKey = process.env.MINIO_SECRET_KEY || '2mSI6HdbJ8';
+const minioHostname = process.env.MINIO_HOSTNAME || '127.0.0.1';
+const minioPort = process.env.MINIO_PORT || 9000;
+const minioScheme = process.env.MINIO_SCHEME || 'http';
+const minioBucket = process.env.MINIO_BUCKET || 'kspace-mugshot';
 console.info("Using bucket:", minioBucket);
 const historyNumber = parseInt(process.env.HISTORY_AMOUNT) || 10;
 
@@ -34,15 +38,18 @@ async function run() {
 
   changeStream = collection.watch(pipeline, options);
   console.log("Started watching changes in database");
+  console.log("Minio hostname:", minioHostname);
+  console.log("Minio port:", minioPort);
+  console.log("Minio protocol:", minioScheme);
 
   // Triggers on GET at /event route
   app.get('/events', async function (request, response) {
     let minioClient = new minio.Client({
-      endPoint: minioURI.hostname,
-      port: parseInt(minioURI.port) || (minioURI.protocol == 'https:' ? 443 : 80),
-      useSSL: minioURI.protocol == 'https:',
-      accessKey: minioURI.username,
-      secretKey: minioURI.password
+      endPoint: minioHostname,
+      port: parseInt(minioPort),
+      useSSL: minioScheme == 'https',
+      accessKey: minioAccessKey,
+      secretKey: minioSecretKey
     });
 
     async function wrapEvent(doc) {