diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b17f31..9c4e0c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@ REMOTE_CONTAINER_PATH=/data/db/mongodump
 LOCAL_PATH=/tmp/mongodump
 LOCAL_DB=test
 LOCAL_CONTAINER_NAME=nextload-mongo-1
+ENV_FILE=.env
 
-MONGO_USER=mongo
-MONGO_PASSWORD=mongo
-MONGO_HOST=mongo
+include $(ENV_FILE)
 
 sync_db:
 	@echo "Step 1: Dump the database on production"
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ sync_db:
 		"docker exec $$(docker --context swarm-demo.autonomic.zone ps -q -f name=nextload-demo_autonomic_zone_mongo) \
 		tar -cC $(REMOTE_CONTAINER_PATH) ." | tar -xC $(LOCAL_PATH)
 
-		@echo "Step 3: Drop the existing local database and restore the dump"
-	docker exec -it $(LOCAL_CONTAINER_NAME) mongosh --username $(MONGO_USER) --password $(MONGO_PASSWORD) $(LOCAL_DB) --eval "db.dropDatabase()"
-	docker exec -it $(LOCAL_CONTAINER_NAME) mongorestore --drop --username $(MONGO_USER) --password $(MONGO_PASSWORD) --authenticationDatabase admin $(LOCAL_PATH)
+	@echo "Step 3: Copy the dump from local machine to MongoDB container"
+	docker cp $(LOCAL_PATH)/ $(LOCAL_CONTAINER_NAME):/tmp/mongodump
+
+	@echo "Step 4: Drop the existing local database and restore the dump"
+		docker exec -it $(LOCAL_CONTAINER_NAME) mongorestore --drop --username $(MONGO_USER) --password $(MONGO_PASSWORD) --authenticationDatabase admin --db $(LOCAL_DB) /tmp/mongodump/$(LOCAL_DB)
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