diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 7ef8a90..601df7e 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1 @@
-groupid=90
+groupid=09
diff --git a/src/Dockerfile b/src/Dockerfile
index 218f989..ee4071d 100644
--- a/src/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/Dockerfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ EXPOSE 8080
 
 # Define environment
 COPY ./app /app
+RUN echo ${groupid} > /app/models/.env
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
 
diff --git a/src/app/models/database.py b/src/app/models/database.py
index 3dd6dc8..aed0307 100644
--- a/src/app/models/database.py
+++ b/src/app/models/database.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import mysql.connector
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 import os
 
-groupid = os.getenv("groupid")
+groupid = os.getenv("groupid").lstrip("0")
 
 """
 Connect the webserver to the database using the python mysql connecter.