diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 566fd01..0f148d4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ OUTPUT = "db"
 OUTDIR = "/home/voje/workdir/test_out"
 DBADDR = "0.0.0.0:27017"  # don't use localhost
 
+MONGOEXPRESS_USER = mxuser
+MONGOEXPRESS_PASS = mxuserpassword
 DB_ADM_USER = valadmin
 DB_ADM_PASS = valadminpass
 DB_USR_USER = valuser
diff --git a/dockerfiles/database/mongodb-stack.yml b/dockerfiles/database/mongodb-stack.yml
index 38ee183..2a8247d 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/database/mongodb-stack.yml
+++ b/dockerfiles/database/mongodb-stack.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 8087:8081
     environment:
+      ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_USERNAME: ${MONGOEXPRESS_USER}
+      ME_CONFIG_BASICAUTH_PASSWORD: ${MONGOEXPRESS_PASS}
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME: ${DB_ADM_USER}
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD: ${DB_ADM_PASS}
       ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_SERVER: my-mongo