diff --git a/.env b/.env
index e23bc7a..157f07f 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DATABASE_HOST=mysql
 DATABASE_NAME=magento2dockerized
 DATABASE_USER=magento
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=enAVINa2
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f4d5cfb..bed2985 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ For more information on how to use docker-compose visit: https://docs.docker.com
 The `install` action depends on some parameters such as usernames and passwords. We have put in some default values for you that will work for a quick test:
 
 ```
+DATABASE_HOST="mysql"
 DATABASE_NAME="magento2dockerized"
 DATABASE_USER="magento"
 DATABASE_PASSWORD="enAVINa2"
diff --git a/bin/console b/bin/console
index c9d24d6..4afa9cf 100755
--- a/bin/console
+++ b/bin/console
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ fi
 . $ENVIRONMENTVARIABLESFILE
 
 # check the environment variables
+if [ -z "$DATABASE_HOST" ]; then
+  echo >&2 "The DATABASE_HOST variable is not set"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 if [ -z "$DATABASE_NAME" ]; then
   echo >&2 "The DATABASE_NAME variable is not set"
   exit 1
@@ -193,6 +198,7 @@ generateSSLCertificate() {
 #######################################
 # Install Magento
 # Globals:
+#   DATABASE_HOST
 #   DATABASE_NAME
 #   DATABASE_USER
 #   DATABASE_PASSWORD
@@ -246,7 +252,7 @@ installMagento() {
   backendURL="https://${hostname}/${BACKEND_FRONTNAME}"
   executeInDocker setup:install --base-url=$baseURLInsecure --base-url-secure=$baseURLSecure --backend-frontname=${BACKEND_FRONTNAME} \
                             --language=${DEFAULT_LANGUAGE} --currency=${DEFAULT_CURRENCY} --timezone=${DEFAULT_TIMEZONE} \
-                            --db-host=mysql --db-name=${DATABASE_NAME} --db-user=${DATABASE_USER} --db-password=${DATABASE_PASSWORD} \
+                            --db-host=${DATABASE_HOST} --db-name=${DATABASE_NAME} --db-user=${DATABASE_USER} --db-password=${DATABASE_PASSWORD} \
                             --admin-firstname=${ADMIN_FIRSTNAME} --admin-lastname=${ADMIN_LASTNAME} --admin-email=${ADMIN_EMAIL} --admin-user=${ADMIN_USERNAME} --admin-password=${ADMIN_PASSWORD} \
                             --cleanup-database --session-save=db
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 9530164..fca1ffc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "8080:80"
     environment:
-      PMA_HOST: "mysql"
+      PMA_HOST: ${DATABASE_HOST}
       PMA_PORT: 3306
     networks:
       - front