diff --git a/chatapi/src/services/gpt-prompt.service.ts b/chatapi/src/services/gpt-prompt.service.ts
index 14abf4c2e5..90c02eea07 100644
--- a/chatapi/src/services/gpt-prompt.service.ts
+++ b/chatapi/src/services/gpt-prompt.service.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ const openai = new OpenAIApi(configuration);
 
 const db = new NanoCouchService(
   process.env.COUCHDB_HOST || 'http://couchdb:5984',
-  process.env.COUCHDB_NAME || 'chat_history',
+  'chat_history',
 );
 
 // history = db.get the history | [] if empty;
diff --git a/docker/planet.yml b/docker/planet.yml
index e8c2287394..79a9db405e 100644
--- a/docker/planet.yml
+++ b/docker/planet.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ services:
       - "5000:5000"
     environment:
       - COUCHDB_HOST=http://couchdb:5984
-      - COUCHDB_NAME=chat_history
       - SERVE_PORT=5000
     env_file:
       - .chat.env