diff --git a/database.go b/database.go
index 85664ee..2abf6b0 100644
--- a/database.go
+++ b/database.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
 
 	firebase "firebase.google.com/go"
@@ -16,16 +17,16 @@ import (
 var firebaseClient *db.Client
 
 func SessionCookie() (string, error) {
-	sessionCookieStore := goDotEnvVariable("SESSION_COOKIE_STORE")
-	if sessionCookieStore == "" {
-		return sessionCookieStore, fmt.Errorf("SESSION_COOKIE_STORE is not set in the environment variables")
-	}
-
-	// sessionCookieStore, found := os.LookupEnv("COOKIESTORE")
-	// if !found {
-	// 	log.Fatalf("COOKIESTORE is not set in the environment variables")
+	// sessionCookieStore := goDotEnvVariable("SESSION_COOKIE_STORE")
+	// if sessionCookieStore == "" {
+	// 	return sessionCookieStore, fmt.Errorf("SESSION_COOKIE_STORE is not set in the environment variables")
 	// }
 
+	sessionCookieStore, found := os.LookupEnv("COOKIESTORE")
+	if !found {
+		log.Fatalf("COOKIESTORE is not set in the environment variables")
+	}
+
 	return sessionCookieStore, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/firebase.go b/firebase.go
index 2a1ee59..5cdbe7d 100644
--- a/firebase.go
+++ b/firebase.go
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ func goDotEnvVariable(key string) string {
 func initializeFirebase() error {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	// databaseURL, found := os.LookupEnv("DATABASE_URL")
-	// if !found {
-	// 	log.Fatalf("DATABASE_URL is not set in the environment variables")
-	// }
-	// opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("edusync-7bd5e-firebase-adminsdk-x49uh-af084a6314.json")
-
-	databaseURL := goDotEnvVariable("DATABASE_URL")
-	if databaseURL == "" {
-		return fmt.Errorf("DATABASE_URL is not set in the environment variables")
+	databaseURL, found := os.LookupEnv("DATABASE_URL")
+	if !found {
+		log.Fatalf("DATABASE_URL is not set in the environment variables")
 	}
-	opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("edusync-test-firebase-adminsdk-hk5kl-9af0162b09.json")
+	opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("edusync-7bd5e-firebase-adminsdk-x49uh-af084a6314.json")
+
+	// databaseURL := goDotEnvVariable("DATABASE_URL")
+	// if databaseURL == "" {
+	// 	return fmt.Errorf("DATABASE_URL is not set in the environment variables")
+	// }
+	// opt := option.WithCredentialsFile("edusync-test-firebase-adminsdk-hk5kl-9af0162b09.json")
 
 	conf := &firebase.Config{DatabaseURL: databaseURL}