diff --git a/frontend/.env.dev b/frontend/.env.dev
index 8ceee2ba..7a2316ea 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.dev
+++ b/frontend/.env.dev
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-RUN_CONFIG=dev
+VITE_RUN_CONFIG=dev
 VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP=http://localhost
 VITE_SERVER_URL_WS=ws://localhost:80
diff --git a/frontend/.env.prod b/frontend/.env.prod
index 76e840a1..9831a4c0 100644
--- a/frontend/.env.prod
+++ b/frontend/.env.prod
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-RUN_CONFIG=prod
+VITE_RUN_CONFIG=prod
 VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP=https://klinik-dps.de
 VITE_SERVER_URL_WS=wss://klinik-dps.de:443
diff --git a/frontend/Dockerfile b/frontend/Dockerfile
index 9b812a78..408f8f98 100644
--- a/frontend/Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend/Dockerfile
@@ -2,15 +2,17 @@ FROM node:latest
 LABEL authors="Wolkenfarmer, Joshua Riewesell"
 WORKDIR /app
 # set env vars to persist them in the image
+ARG VITE_RUN_CONFIG
 ARG VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP
 ARG VITE_SERVER_URL_WS
-ENV VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP=${VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP}
-ENV VITE_SERVER_URL_WS=${VITE_SERVER_URL_WS}
 RUN npm install -g vite
 RUN if [ "$RUN_CONFIG" = "prod" ]; then npm install -g serve; fi
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm install
 COPY . .
+ENV VITE_RUN_CONFIG=${VITE_RUN_CONFIG}
+ENV VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP=${VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP}
+ENV VITE_SERVER_URL_WS=${VITE_SERVER_URL_WS}
 ENV PORT=5173
 EXPOSE 5173
 RUN if [ "$RUN_CONFIG" = "prod" ]; then npm run build-only; fi
diff --git a/frontend/docker-compose.yml b/frontend/docker-compose.yml
index d233c5ba..76278a55 100644
--- a/frontend/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/frontend/docker-compose.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ services:
       args:
         - VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP=${VITE_SERVER_URL_HTTP}
         - VITE_SERVER_URL_WS=${VITE_SERVER_URL_WS}
+        - VITE_RUN_CONFIG=${VITE_RUN_CONFIG}
     image: dps_training_k-frontend
     container_name: K-dPS-frontend
     env_file:
-      - .env.${RUN_CONFIG}
+      - .env.${VITE_RUN_CONFIG}
     ports:
       - "5173:5173"