diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d3090b19..010340bb 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_PATH="/../tls.cert"
 # the host and port of the lnd grpc api
 MINT_LND_GRPC_HOST="https://localhost:10004"
 
+# (optional) base64 encoded macaroon and tls certificate instead of the file paths
+MINT_LND_MACAROON_BASE64="base64 encoded macaroon"
+MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64="base64 encoded tls cert"
+
 
 # (optional) onchain backend for the mint. Uses the same configuration as the lnd lightning backend
 #MINT_BTC_ONCHAIN_BACKEND=Lnd
diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index adfb35cb..87861b78 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [ -z "$LND_MACAROON_BASE64" ] || [ -z "$LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64" ]; then
-    echo "Warning: LND_MACAROON_BASE64 and LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64 not set" >&2
+if [ -z "$MINT_LND_MACAROON_BASE64" ] || [ -z "$MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64" ]; then
+    echo "Warning: MINT_LND_MACAROON_BASE64 and MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64 not set" >&2
     exec "$@"
     exit 0
 fi
 
 # Decode the base64 environment variables and write them to files
 mkdir -p /tmp/lndconf
-echo "$LND_MACAROON_BASE64" | base64 -d > /tmp/lndconf/admin.macaroon
+echo "$MINT_LND_MACAROON_BASE64" | base64 -d > /tmp/lndconf/admin.macaroon
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "LND_MACAROON_BASE64 is not valid base64"
+    echo "MINT_LND_MACAROON_BASE64 is not valid base64"
     exit 1
 fi
 
-echo "$LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64" | base64 -d > /tmp/lndconf/tls.cert
+echo "$MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64" | base64 -d > /tmp/lndconf/tls.cert
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    echo "LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64 is not valid base64"
+    echo "MINT_LND_TLS_CERT_BASE64 is not valid base64"
     exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -25,7 +25,5 @@ chmod 700 /tmp/lndconf
 chmod 400 /tmp/lndconf/admin.macaroon
 chmod 400 /tmp/lndconf/tls.cert
 
-#chown -R 1000:1000 /tmp/lndconf
-
 # Start your application
 exec "$@"
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