diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57768c8..0ee213f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,22 +83,16 @@ export ADMIN_PASSWORD=changethis
 export HASHED_PASSWORD=$(openssl passwd -apr1 $ADMIN_PASSWORD)
 ```
 
-* Set and export a single variable with the username and password in "`htpasswd`" format:
-
-```bash
-export USERNAME_PASSWORD=$ADMIN_USER:$HASHED_PASSWORD
-```
-
 * You can check the contents with:
 
 ```bash
-echo $USERNAME_PASSWORD
+echo $HASHED_PASSWORD
 ```
 
 it will look like:
 
 ```
-admin:$apr1$89eqM5Ro$CxaFELthUKV21DpI3UTQO.
+$apr1$89eqM5Ro$CxaFELthUKV21DpI3UTQO.
 ```
 
 * Create and export an environment variable `DOMAIN`, e.g.:
diff --git a/docker-compose.traefik.yml b/docker-compose.traefik.yml
index 773615e..0af3e72 100644
--- a/docker-compose.traefik.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.traefik.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ services:
         - traefik.redirectorservice.frontend.redirect.entryPoint=https
         # Traefik service that listens to HTTPS
         - traefik.webservice.frontend.entryPoints=https
-        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic=${USERNAME_PASSWORD}
+        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic.users=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}:${HASHED_PASSWORD}
     networks:
       - default
       - net
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ services:
         - traefik.redirectorservice.frontend.redirect.entryPoint=https
         # Traefik service that listens to HTTPS
         - traefik.webservice.frontend.entryPoints=https
-        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic=${USERNAME_PASSWORD}
+        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic.users=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}:${HASHED_PASSWORD}
     networks:
       - default
       - net
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ services:
         - traefik.redirectorservice.frontend.redirect.entryPoint=https
         # Traefik service that listens to HTTPS
         - traefik.webservice.frontend.entryPoints=https
-        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic=${USERNAME_PASSWORD}
+        - traefik.frontend.auth.basic.users=${ADMIN_PASSWORD}:${HASHED_PASSWORD}
     networks:
       - default
       - net