diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index eb9ad3c..a685353 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -13,5 +13,7 @@
   "graylogEnabled": false,
   "graylogServer": "it-graylog.esss.lu.se",
   "graylogPort": 12201,
-  "environment": "development"
+  "environment": "development",
+  "basePath": "", 
+  "accessToken": ""
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 629821d..8db5f82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     "cookie-parser": "~1.4.6",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "debug": "~2.6.9",
-    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "ejs": "^3.1.8",
     "express": "~4.19.2",
     "express-fileupload": "^1.4.0",
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 44dc9b1..cbd0930 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import { router as indexRouter } from "./routes/index";
 import { router as uploadRouter } from "./routes/upload";
 import { logger } from "@user-office-software/duo-logger";
 import { configureLogger } from "./common/configureLogger";
-import 'dotenv/config'
 
 const app = express();
 app.set("views", path.join(__dirname, "views"));
diff --git a/src/auth.ts b/src/auth.ts
index baf76ca..5f3f6c4 100644
--- a/src/auth.ts
+++ b/src/auth.ts
@@ -94,15 +94,19 @@ export const hasFileAccess = async (
   const valid = await dataSetAPI.datasetsControllerFindById({pid: authRequest.dataset}).then(
     (value) => 
       {
-        if(value.isPublished || value.accessGroups.some(item => new Set(authRequest.jwt.groups).has(item)) || authRequest.jwt.groups.indexOf(value.ownerGroup) > -1){
-          return true
-        }else{
-          false
+        if(value.isPublished ||  // Check if proposal is public
+          value.accessGroups.some(item => new Set(authRequest.jwt.groups).has(item)) ||  // Check if user has one or more of the access groups of dataset
+          authRequest.jwt.groups.indexOf(value.ownerGroup) > -1) //Check if user has the owner group
+          {
+          return true;
         }
+        
+        return false;
+        
       }
     ).catch((e) => {
        
-      return false
+      return false;
     });
   
     return {
diff --git a/src/common/scicatAPI.ts b/src/common/scicatAPI.ts
index fe64ab9..e1777d1 100644
--- a/src/common/scicatAPI.ts
+++ b/src/common/scicatAPI.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 import { Configuration, DatasetsApi } from "@scicatproject/scicat-ts-fetch-test";
+import { config } from "./config";
 
 let datasetsApiInstance: DatasetsApi | null = null;
 
 export function scicatDataSetAPI(): DatasetsApi {
+   const { basePath, accessToken } = config;
+
   if (!datasetsApiInstance) {
-    const basePath = process.env.SCICAT_API_BASE_PATH;
-    const accessToken = process.env.SCICAT_API_ACCESS_TOKEN;
 
     if (!basePath || !accessToken) {
       throw new Error("SciCat API configuration is missing: Check SCICAT_API_BASE_PATH and SCICAT_API_ACCESS_TOKEN.");
     }
 
     const apiConfig = new Configuration({
-      basePath,
+      basePath  ,
       accessToken,
     });