diff --git a/docker/swarm/stack/security_monkey.yml b/docker/swarm/stack/security_monkey.yml
index a83f2a0..2d06a42 100644
--- a/docker/swarm/stack/security_monkey.yml
+++ b/docker/swarm/stack/security_monkey.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     security_monkey_api_port: ${_param:haproxy_security_monkey_bind_port}
     security_monkey_nginx_port: ${_param:haproxy_security_monkey_bind_port}
     devops_portal_sm_wtf_csrf_enabled: False
-    security_monkey_sync_interval: 15
     security_monkey_openstack:
       os_account_id: mcp_cloud
       os_account_name: mcp_cloud
@@ -50,7 +49,8 @@
             OS_PROJECT_NAME: ${_param:security_monkey_openstack:project_name}
             USER_DOMAIN_NAME: ${_param:security_monkey_openstack:user_domain_name}
             SM_WTF_CSRF_ENABLED: ${_param:devops_portal_sm_wtf_csrf_enabled}
-            SECURITY_MONKEY_SYNC_INTERVAL: ${_param:security_monkey_sync_interval}
+            SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI: postgresql://${_param:secmonkey_db_user}:${_param:secmonkey_db_user_password}@${_param:secmonkey_db_host}:${_param:haproxy_postgresql_bind_port}/${_param:security_monkey_db}
+            SQLALCHEMY_POOL_RECYCLE: 14400
           service:
             api:
               image: ${_param:docker_image_security_monkey_api}