diff --git a/Containers/talk-recording/Dockerfile b/Containers/talk-recording/Dockerfile
index a9aae7bb..65d32a16 100644
--- a/Containers/talk-recording/Dockerfile
+++ b/Containers/talk-recording/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ FROM python:3.11.4-alpine3.18
 COPY --chmod=775 start.sh /start.sh
 
 ENV RECORDING_VERSION v17.0.2
+ENV ALLOW_ALL false
+ENV HPB_PROTOCOL https
+ENV SKIP_VERIFY false
+ENV HPB_PATH /standalone-signaling/
 
 RUN set -ex; \
     apk add --no-cache \
diff --git a/Containers/talk-recording/start.sh b/Containers/talk-recording/start.sh
index 9f0fc7f1..dcdffcbf 100644
--- a/Containers/talk-recording/start.sh
+++ b/Containers/talk-recording/start.sh
@@ -21,26 +21,26 @@ level = 30
 listen = 0.0.0.0:1234
 
 [backend]
-allowall = false
+allowall = ${ALLOW_ALL}
 # TODO: remove secret below when https://github.com/nextcloud/spreed/issues/9580 is fixed
 secret = ${RECORDING_SECRET}
 backends = backend-1
-skipverify = false
+skipverify = ${SKIP_VERIFY}
 maxmessagesize = 1024
 videowidth = 1920
 videoheight = 1080
 directory = /tmp
 
 [backend-1]
-url = https://${NC_DOMAIN}
+url = ${HPB_PROTOCOL}://${NC_DOMAIN}
 secret = ${RECORDING_SECRET}
-skipverify = false
+skipverify = ${SKIP_VERIFY}
 
 [signaling]
 signalings = signaling-1
 
 [signaling-1]
-url = https://${NC_DOMAIN}/standalone-signaling/
+url = ${HPB_PROTOCOL}://${NC_DOMAIN}${HPB_PATH}
 internalsecret = ${INTERNAL_SECRET}
 
 [ffmpeg]