diff --git a/arch/docker-compose.yaml b/arch/docker-compose.yaml
index 773fa4e0..78345547 100644
--- a/arch/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/arch/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ services:
       - ${ARCH_CONFIG_FILE:-../demos/function_calling/arch_config.yaml}:/config/arch_config.yaml
       - /etc/ssl/cert.pem:/etc/ssl/cert.pem
       - ~/archgw_logs:/var/log/
-    extra_hosts:
-      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     env_file:
       - stage.env
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
diff --git a/arch/stage.env b/arch/stage.env
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b