diff --git a/src/aidgaf/aidgaf-server/settings.py b/src/aidgaf/aidgaf-server/settings.py
index 5ae321f..bece23f 100644
--- a/src/aidgaf/aidgaf-server/settings.py
+++ b/src/aidgaf/aidgaf-server/settings.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import os
 #The hostname used by this app
-HOSTNAME:str = os.getenv('HOSTNAME') #localhost
+HOSTNAME:str = os.getenv('HOSTNAME') #localhost or some name
 #The port to broadcast the server
-SERVERPORT:int = int(os.getenv('SERVERPORT')) #8087
+SERVERPORT:int = int(os.getenv('SERVERPORT')) #8087 or the port you want to run on. pass in with docker -e command.
 #The API key for OpenAI
-APIKEY:str = os.getenv('APIKEY') #secret key
+APIKEY:str = os.getenv('APIKEY') #secret key from OpenAPI website
+if APIKEY is None: 
+    raise Exception("APIKEY Environmental Variable must be set") 
 #The hash key
 HASHKEY:str = os.getenv('HASHKEY') #shared secret for hmac of message
 #The prompts used for OpenAI.