diff --git a/quickstart/docker/simplified-docker-compose.yml b/quickstart/docker/simplified-docker-compose.yml
index e63cc0fdd..d1daed571 100644
--- a/quickstart/docker/simplified-docker-compose.yml
+++ b/quickstart/docker/simplified-docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ services:
       - ZITI_CTRL_LISTENER_PORT=${ZITI_CTRL_LISTENER_PORT:-6262}
       - ZITI_EDGE_IDENTITY_ENROLLMENT_DURATION=${ZITI_EDGE_IDENTITY_ENROLLMENT_DURATION}
       - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_ENROLLMENT_DURATION=${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_ENROLLMENT_DURATION}
-      - ZITI_USER=${ZITI_USER}
-      - ZITI_PWD=${ZITI_PWD}
+      - ZITI_USER=${ZITI_USER:-admin}
+      - ZITI_PWD=${ZITI_PWD:}
     networks:
       ziti:
         aliases:
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ services:
       - ZITI_CTRL_EDGE_ADVERTISED_PORT=${ZITI_CTRL_EDGE_ADVERTISED_PORT:-1280}
       - ZITI_CTRL_LISTENER_PORT=${ZITI_CTRL_LISTENER_PORT:-6262}
       - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_NAME="${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_NAME:-ziti-edge-router}
-      - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_ADVERTISED_HOST=cdubu22vm.parkplace-via-dhcp"
+      - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_ADVERTISED_HOST=cdubu22vm.parkplace-via-dhcp
       - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_PORT=${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_PORT:-3022}
       - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_LISTENER_BIND_PORT=${ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_LISTENER_BIND_PORT:-10080}
       - ZITI_EDGE_ROUTER_ROLES=public