diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 7513ecc..4e1a867 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ ENV POSTGRES_HOST **None**
 ENV POSTGRES_PORT 5432
 ENV POSTGRES_USER **None**
 ENV POSTGRES_PASSWORD **None**
+ENV POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE **None**
 ENV POSTGRES_EXTRA_OPTS '-Z9'
 ENV SCHEDULE '@daily'
 ENV BACKUP_DIR '/backups'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e198375..552fbf5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ services:
             - POSTGRES_DB=database
             - POSTGRES_USER=username
             - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+         #  - POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_password <-- alternative for POSTGRES_PASSWORD (to use with docker secrets)
     pgbackups:
         image: prodrigestivill/postgres-backup-local
         restart: always
@@ -36,11 +37,14 @@ services:
             - POSTGRES_DB=database
             - POSTGRES_USER=username
             - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
+         #  - POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE=/run/secrets/db_password <-- alternative for POSTGRES_PASSWORD (to use with docker secrets)
             - POSTGRES_EXTRA_OPTS=-Z9 --schema=public --blobs
             - SCHEDULE=@daily
             - BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS=7
             - BACKUP_KEEP_WEEKS=4
             - BACKUP_KEEP_MONTHS=6
+            - HEALTHCHECK_PORT=80
+            
 ```
 
 ### Manual Backups
diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
index 0fe31af..afe03fc 100755
--- a/backup.sh
+++ b/backup.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ if [ "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}" = "**None**" ]; then
 fi
 
 #Proces vars
-export PGPASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+if [ "${POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE}" = "**None**" ]; then
+  export PGPASSWORD=$POSTGRES_PASSWORD
+else
+  export PGPASSWORD=$(cat ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD_FILE})
+fi
 POSTGRES_HOST_OPTS="-h $POSTGRES_HOST -p $POSTGRES_PORT -U $POSTGRES_USER $POSTGRES_EXTRA_OPTS"
 KEEP_DAYS=$BACKUP_KEEP_DAYS
 KEEP_WEEKS=`expr $((($BACKUP_KEEP_WEEKS * 7) + 1))`