diff --git a/backend/db/database.py b/backend/db/database.py
index 2114568..5000a1c 100644
--- a/backend/db/database.py
+++ b/backend/db/database.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from databases import Database
 from sqlalchemy import create_engine, MetaData
 from sqlalchemy.orm import declarative_base
 
-from backend.config import settings
+from ..config import settings
 
 # for Alembic migrations and sync operations
 engine = create_engine(settings.database_url)
diff --git a/backend/main.py b/backend/main.py
index da43c69..c916fcd 100644
--- a/backend/main.py
+++ b/backend/main.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from fastapi import FastAPI
 from fastapi.middleware.cors import CORSMiddleware
 
-from backend.config import settings
-from backend.db import database, Base, engine
-from backend.routes import shortener_router
+from .config import settings
+from .db import database, Base, engine
+from .routes import shortener_router
 
 app = FastAPI()
 
diff --git a/backend/models/url.py b/backend/models/url.py
index 5e39fe5..6600a61 100644
--- a/backend/models/url.py
+++ b/backend/models/url.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String
 
-from backend.db.database import Base
+from ..db.database import Base
 
 class Url(Base):
     __tablename__ = "urls"
diff --git a/backend/routes/shortener.py b/backend/routes/shortener.py
index 950a416..e224edd 100644
--- a/backend/routes/shortener.py
+++ b/backend/routes/shortener.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, HTTPException
 from fastapi.responses import RedirectResponse
 
-from backend.db import database
-from backend.exceptions import ShortcodeNotFound, ShortcodeConflict
-from backend.utils import encoder
-from backend.schemas import UrlPayload
-from backend.services import UrlService
+from ..db import database
+from ..exceptions import ShortcodeNotFound, ShortcodeConflict
+from ..utils import encoder
+from ..schemas import UrlPayload
+from ..services import UrlService
 
 router = APIRouter()
 url_service = UrlService(db=database)
diff --git a/backend/services/url_service.py b/backend/services/url_service.py
index f6ffa2d..b4ca280 100644
--- a/backend/services/url_service.py
+++ b/backend/services/url_service.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 from sqlalchemy import select, insert
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 
-from backend.utils import encoder
-from backend.models import Url
-from backend.exceptions import ShortcodeConflict, ShortcodeNotFound
+from ..utils import encoder
+from ..models import Url
+from ..exceptions import ShortcodeConflict, ShortcodeNotFound
 
 class UrlService:
     def __init__(self, db):
diff --git a/backend/utils/encoder.py b/backend/utils/encoder.py
index 30755cd..8a4fbd2 100644
--- a/backend/utils/encoder.py
+++ b/backend/utils/encoder.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from hashids import Hashids
 
-from backend.config import settings
+from ..config import settings
 
 class ShortCodeEncoder:
     def __init__(self, salt=None, alphabet=None, min_length=6):
diff --git a/generate_configs.py b/generate_configs.py
index d55f0fc..4ad4bf3 100644
--- a/generate_configs.py
+++ b/generate_configs.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ while True:
 db_user = "minxa"
 db_password = secrets.token_urlsafe(16)
 db_name = "minxadb"
-db_host = "minxa-db"
+db_host = "db"
 db_port = 5432
 
 hashids_salt = secrets.token_urlsafe(32)
@@ -53,10 +53,9 @@ frontend_env_path.write_text(frontend_env)
 print(f"✅ frontend/.env written")
 
 # === Generate docker-compose.generated.yml === #
-compose_yml = f"""version: "3.9"
-
+compose_yml = f"""
 services:
-  minxa-db:
+  db:
     image: postgres:16
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: {db_user}
@@ -72,26 +71,26 @@ services:
     networks:
       - appnet
 
-  minxa-backend:
+  backend:
     build:
       context: ./backend
     env_file:
       - ./backend/.env
     depends_on:
-      minxa-db:
+      db:
         condition: service_healthy
     ports:
       - "8000:8000"
     networks:
       - appnet
 
-  minxa-frontend:
+  frontend:
     build:
       context: ./frontend
     env_file:
       - ./frontend/.env
     depends_on:
-      - minxa-backend
+      - backend
     ports:
       - "3000:80"
     networks: