diff --git a/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh b/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
index b55f3ff0..4140108a 100644
--- a/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/sidekiq-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,18 +10,11 @@ echo "⚠️ Starting Sidekiq in $RAILS_ENV environment ⚠️"
 # Parse DATABASE_URL if present, otherwise use individual variables
 if [ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]; then
   # Extract components from DATABASE_URL
-  DATABASE_HOST=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/] '{print $4}')
-  DATABASE_PORT=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/:] '{print $5}')
-  DATABASE_USERNAME=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')
-  DATABASE_NAME=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')
-else
-  # Use existing environment variables
-  DATABASE_HOST=${DATABASE_HOST}
-  DATABASE_PORT=${DATABASE_PORT}
-  DATABASE_USERNAME=${DATABASE_USERNAME}
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-  DATABASE_NAME=${DATABASE_NAME}
+  DATABASE_HOST="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $4}')"
+  DATABASE_PORT="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/:] '{print $5}')"
+  DATABASE_USERNAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')"
+  DATABASE_PASSWORD="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')"
+  DATABASE_NAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')"
 fi
 
 # Wait for the database to become available
@@ -33,4 +26,4 @@ done
 echo "✅ PostgreSQL is ready!"
 
 # run sidekiq
-bundle exec sidekiq
+exec bundle exec sidekiq
diff --git a/docker/web-entrypoint.sh b/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
index 9642055f..61e38430 100644
--- a/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/web-entrypoint.sh
@@ -10,18 +10,11 @@ echo "⚠️ Starting Rails environment: $RAILS_ENV ⚠️"
 # Parse DATABASE_URL if present, otherwise use individual variables
 if [ -n "$DATABASE_URL" ]; then
   # Extract components from DATABASE_URL
-  DATABASE_HOST=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/] '{print $4}')
-  DATABASE_PORT=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/:] '{print $5}')
-  DATABASE_USERNAME=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')
-  DATABASE_NAME=$(echo $DATABASE_URL | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')
-else
-  # Use existing environment variables
-  DATABASE_HOST=${DATABASE_HOST}
-  DATABASE_PORT=${DATABASE_PORT}
-  DATABASE_USERNAME=${DATABASE_USERNAME}
-  DATABASE_PASSWORD=${DATABASE_PASSWORD}
-  DATABASE_NAME=${DATABASE_NAME}
+  DATABASE_HOST="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $4}')"
+  DATABASE_PORT="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/:] '{print $5}')"
+  DATABASE_USERNAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $4}')"
+  DATABASE_PASSWORD="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[:/@] '{print $5}')"
+  DATABASE_NAME="$(echo "$DATABASE_URL" | awk -F[@/] '{print $5}')"
 fi
 
 # Export main database variables to ensure they're available
@@ -32,7 +25,7 @@ export DATABASE_PASSWORD
 export DATABASE_NAME
 
 # Remove pre-existing puma/passenger server.pid
-rm -f $APP_PATH/tmp/pids/server.pid
+rm -f "$APP_PATH/tmp/pids/server.pid"
 
 # Function to check and create a PostgreSQL database
 create_database() {
@@ -75,4 +68,4 @@ echo "Running seeds..."
 bundle exec rails db:seed
 
 # run passed commands
-bundle exec ${@}
+exec bundle exec "${@}"