diff --git a/drb_counter/drb_counter.rb b/drb_counter/drb_counter.rb
index a3adf4b6..56171e92 100755
--- a/drb_counter/drb_counter.rb
+++ b/drb_counter/drb_counter.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ class InMemoryQCounter
     puts "Environment: #{environment.inspect}"
     #couch_settings = YAML.load_file(couch_settings_path)[environment]
     couch_settings = YAML.safe_load(ERB.new(File.read(couch_settings_path)).result, [Symbol], [], ['default'])[environment]
-    database = couch_settings['database']
+    database = couch_settings['database'].sub 'localhost', 'host.docker.internal'
+    #database = couch_settings['database'].sub 'localhost', '172.17.0.1'
     db = CouchRest.database(database) # for debug: db = CouchPotato.database.couchrest_database
     design_doc = "_design/order_counter"
     view_path = File.join design_doc, "_view/by_supplier_id_and_state"
diff --git a/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh b/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
index 5f53172e..7585dc65 100755
--- a/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
+++ b/drb_counter/rebuild-docker.sh
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ docker rmi mozo_drb_counter
 docker build -f drb_counter/Dockerfile -t mozo_drb_counter .
 
 # debug docker and enter the bash:
-#  docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production -t -i --rm mozo_drb_counter bash
+#  docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD -t -i --rm mozo_drb_counter bash
 
 # 5. Spin up the counter container from the generated image
-docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
+docker run --network=host --env DRB_ENV=production --env COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD=$COUCHDB_ADMIN_PASSWORD --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway --restart unless-stopped --detach --name=mozo_drb_counter mozo_drb_counter
 
 # To just start the container created through al these steps without rebuilding them:
 #   docker container start $(docker ps -a -q --filter ancestor=mozo_drb_counter)