diff --git a/apps/backend/Dockerfile b/apps/backend/Dockerfile
index 6385b068..1fee419b 100644
--- a/apps/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ RUN addgroup -S lems && adduser -S backend -G lems
 COPY dist/apps/backend backend
 RUN chown -R backend:lems .
 
-ARG MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE
-ENV MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE=$MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE
-RUN echo $MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE > /root/mongo-ca-certificate.crt
-RUN chown backend:lems /root/mongo-ca-certificate.crt
+# Add when mongo goes back to external
+# ARG MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE
+# ENV MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE=$MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE
+# RUN echo $MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE > /root/mongo-ca-certificate.crt
+# RUN chown backend:lems /root/mongo-ca-certificate.crt
 
 WORKDIR /app/backend
 RUN npm ci
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index 3aaabb4e..2d9c2a2b 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
         DIGITALOCEAN_SECRET: ${DIGITALOCEAN_SECRET}
         JWT_SECRET: ${JWT_SECRET}
         MONGODB_URI: ${MONGODB_URI} # Change in GitHub when mongo goes back to external
-        MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE: ${MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE}
+        # MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE: ${MONGO_CA_CERTIFICATE} # Add when mongo goes back to external
         RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY: ${RECAPTCHA_SECRET_KEY}
         DIGITALOCEAN_ENDPOINT: ${DIGITALOCEAN_ENDPOINT}
         DIGITALOCEAN_SPACE: ${DIGITALOCEAN_SPACE}