diff --git a/dbWrite.py b/dbWrite.py
index b436ac2..81009db 100644
--- a/dbWrite.py
+++ b/dbWrite.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def write_cloudsql():
     #
     else:
 #        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
-        db = pymysql.connect(host='$LOCAL_DB_SERVER', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
+        db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
 def write_cloudsql_static():
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def write_cloudsql_static():
     #
     else:
 #        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
-        db = pymysql.connect(host='$LOCAL_DB_SERVER', user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
+        db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_WRITE_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
 def read_cloudsql():
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def read_cloudsql():
     #
     else:
 #        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
-        db = pymysql.connect(host='$LOCAL_DB_SERVER', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
+        db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=LOCAL_DATABASE, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
 def read_cloudsql_static():
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def read_cloudsql_static():
     #
     else:
 #        db = MySQLdb.connect(host='db.ipa.champion', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
-        db = pymysql.connect(host='$LOCAL_DB_SERVER', user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
+        db = pymysql.connect(host=LOCAL_DB_SERVER, user=CLOUDSQL_READ_USER, passwd=CLOUDSQL_READ_PASSWORD, db=CLOUDSQL_DATABASE_STATIC, charset=CLOUDSQL_CHARSET)
     return db
 
 def sql_write(sql_cmd):