diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index da14bd83..e1bcbbe4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Docker Compose
         run: sudo apt-get install docker-compose
 
+      - name: Create .env file
+        run: echo "SONAR_TOKEN=${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}" > .env  
+
       - name: Build and Run SonarQube with Docker Compose
         run: docker-compose up -d
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 6680cb53..6f2b44dc 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ services:
       - sonarnet
     environment:
       - SONAR_HOST_URL=http://sonar-server:9000
-      - SONAR_TOKEN=${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}  # GitHub Secret for SonarQube Token
+      - SONAR_TOKEN=${SONAR_TOKEN}  # Use standard Docker variable interpolation here
     volumes:
       - .:/usr/src
     entrypoint: ["/bin/bash", "-c", "sonar-scanner -Dsonar.projectKey=Mutillidae-II-2 -Dsonar.sources=."]