diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6b37971..a128995 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 DB_HOST='127.0.0.1'
 DB_USER='triggeradmin'
 DB_PASS='trigger'
+DB_PORT='3306'
+API_PORT='5000'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eb2d920..2a19197 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 			"dependencies": {
 				"body-parser": "^2.2.0",
 				"cors": "^2.8.5",
-				"dotenv": "^16.5.0",
+				"dotenv": "^16.6.0",
 				"express": "^5.1.0",
 				"mariadb": "^3.4.2",
 				"multer": "^2.0.1",
@@ -230,9 +230,9 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/dotenv": {
-			"version": "16.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.5.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-m/C+AwOAr9/W1UOIZUo232ejMNnJAJtYQjUbHoNTBNTJSvqzzDh7vnrei3o3r3m9blf6ZoDkvcw0VmozNRFJxg==",
+			"version": "16.6.0",
+			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-16.6.0.tgz",
+			"integrity": "sha512-Omf1L8paOy2VJhILjyhrhqwLIdstqm1BvcDPKg4NGAlkwEu9ODyrFbvk8UymUOMCT+HXo31jg1lArIrVAAhuGA==",
 			"license": "BSD-2-Clause",
 			"engines": {
 				"node": ">=12"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4a3626a..de67624 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	"dependencies": {
 		"body-parser": "^2.2.0",
 		"cors": "^2.8.5",
-		"dotenv": "^16.5.0",
+		"dotenv": "^16.6.0",
 		"express": "^5.1.0",
 		"mariadb": "^3.4.2",
 		"multer": "^2.0.1",
diff --git a/server.cjs b/server.cjs
index a9174f0..8472e1c 100644
--- a/server.cjs
+++ b/server.cjs
@@ -13,13 +13,11 @@ const pool = mariadb.createPool({
 	host: process.env.DB_HOST,
 	user: process.env.DB_USER,
 	password: process.env.DB_PASS,
+	port: process.env.DB_PORT,
 	connectionLimit: 5,
 });
 
-// initializing app
 const app = express();
-
-// initializing cors middleware for all routes
 const corsOptions = {
 	origin: "*",
 	credentials: true,
@@ -372,6 +370,7 @@ app.patch("/trigger/api/bookmarkCategoryOrder", async (req, res) => {
 	res.send({ status: "success" });
 	conn.end();
 });
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Provider Data                            //
 //////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -555,7 +554,6 @@ app.patch("/trigger/api/backgrounds", async (req, res) => {
 		`../TriggerFrontend/backgrounds/${req.body.newFileName}`,
 		(err) => {
 			if (err) throw err;
-			console.log("Rename complete!");
 		},
 	);
 	const conn = await pool.getConnection();
@@ -573,17 +571,17 @@ app.patch("/trigger/api/backgrounds", async (req, res) => {
 
 app.delete("/trigger/api/backgrounds", async (req, res) => {
 	fs.rm(`../TriggerFrontend/backgrounds/${req.body.fileName}`, (_err) => {
-		res.status(200).send({ status: "success" });
+		if (_err) throw _err;
 	});
 	const conn = await pool.getConnection();
 	const query = `UPDATE trigger_database.themes SET backgroundImage = 'none' WHERE backgroundImage = ${escapeString(req.body.fileName)};`;
 	conn
 		.query(query)
 		.then((_rows) => {
-			console.log("success");
+			res.status(200).send({ status: "success" });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
-			console.log(err);
+			res.status(500).send({ error: err });
 		});
 	conn.end();
 });
@@ -610,7 +608,6 @@ app.post("/trigger/api/wolClients", async (req, res) => {
 			res.status(200).send({ status: "success" });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
-			console.log(err);
 			res.status(500).send({ error: err });
 		});
 	conn.end();
@@ -625,7 +622,6 @@ app.patch("/trigger/api/wolClients", async (req, res) => {
 			res.status(200).send({ status: "success" });
 		})
 		.catch((err) => {
-			console.log(err);
 			res.status(500).send({ error: err });
 		});
 	conn.end();
@@ -693,5 +689,4 @@ app.delete("/trigger/api/searchHistory", async (req, res) => {
 	conn.end();
 });
 
-// app is listening on port 5000
-app.listen(5000, "0.0.0.0", () => {});
+app.listen(process.env.API_PORT, "0.0.0.0", () => {});