diff --git a/image/Dockerfile b/image/Dockerfile
index 23bf449..bf5eebe 100644
--- a/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/image/Dockerfile
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ WORKDIR /usr/local/src/ModeratorElection/
 #copy graalvm binary
 COPY --from=build-env /usr/local/src/ModeratorElection/build/native/nativeCompile/ /usr/local/src/ModeratorElection/
 RUN chmod 0740 ./ModeratorElection
-ENTRYPOINT ["./ModeratorElection"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["MEMBERNAMES ./ModeratorElection"]
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.properties b/src/main/resources/application.properties
index 8b93e58..fe2ecea 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.properties
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ vaadin.launch-browser=true
 # For more information https://vaadin.com/docs/latest/integrations/spring/configuration#special-configuration-parameters
 vaadin.allowed-packages = com.vaadin,org.vaadin,dev.hilla,com.ModeratorElection.MEApplication
 spring.jpa.defer-datasource-initialization = true
-membernames=${MEMBERNAMES:Ali,Günter,Ulli,Andrea}
+membernames=${MEMBERNAMES}