diff --git a/osm_openvim/openvimd.cfg b/osm_openvim/openvimd.cfg
index 030de879b0d03969aa5c1fbaa5acc415a9f01a77..31aaa439292913a517ccf894ba446b890f3b01bc 100644
--- a/osm_openvim/openvimd.cfg
+++ b/osm_openvim/openvimd.cfg
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ http_admin_port: 9085                # Admin port where openvim is listening (wh
 
 # Database parameters
 db_host:   localhost                 # by default localhost
-db_user:   vim                       # DB user
-db_passwd: vimpw                     # DB password
+db_user:   ${DB_USER}                       # DB user
+db_passwd: ${DB_PASSWD}                     # DB password
 db_name:   vim_db                    # Name of the VIM DB