diff --git a/.devcontainer/startup.sh b/.devcontainer/startup.sh
index f71e38436..331e5eb66 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/startup.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/startup.sh
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ curl -k https://localhost:8081/_explorer/emulator.pem > ~/emulatorcert.crt
 sudo cp ~/emulatorcert.crt /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/
 sudo update-ca-certificates
 sleep 10
+dotnet restore sk-dev-team.sln
 dotnet build util/seed-memory/seed-memory.csproj && dotnet util/seed-memory/bin/Debug/net7.0/seed-memory.dll
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cli/cli.csproj b/cli/cli.csproj
index 87703ee95..d795b4e68 100644
--- a/cli/cli.csproj
+++ b/cli/cli.csproj
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="6.0.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="6.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.UserSecrets" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Debug" Version="7.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting" Version="7.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="System.CommandLine" Version="2.0.0-beta4.22272.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel" Version="0.15.230609.2-preview" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.SemanticKernel.Connectors.Memory.Qdrant" Version="0.15.230609.2-preview" />
diff --git a/cli/config/KernelSettings.cs b/cli/config/KernelSettings.cs
index 754fa84ac..cec023f4c 100644
--- a/cli/config/KernelSettings.cs
+++ b/cli/config/KernelSettings.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
+
 internal class KernelSettings
 {
     public const string DefaultConfigFile = "config/appsettings.json";
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ internal class KernelSettings
     {
         var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
             .AddUserSecrets<KernelSettings>()
+            .AddEnvironmentVariables()
             .Build();
 
         return configuration.Get<KernelSettings>()
diff --git a/sk-azfunc-server/config/KernelSettings.cs b/sk-azfunc-server/config/KernelSettings.cs
index 538468326..c3a0de141 100644
--- a/sk-azfunc-server/config/KernelSettings.cs
+++ b/sk-azfunc-server/config/KernelSettings.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ internal class KernelSettings
     {
         var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
             .AddUserSecrets<KernelSettings>()
+            .AddEnvironmentVariables()
             .Build();
 
         return configuration.Get<KernelSettings>()