diff --git a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh
index defc8ef..582f0bd 100644
--- a/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh
+++ b/services/activity-spec/activity-spec-init/start.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-if [[ -z "${CASSANDRA_HOST}" ]]; then
-	echo "CASSANDRA_HOST environment variable must be set"
+if [[ -z "${CS_USER}" ]]; then
+	echo "CS_USER environment variable must be set"
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-cqlsh -f /create_activityspec_db.cql $CASSANDRA_HOST $CASSANDRA_PORT
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+if [[ -z "${CS_PASSWORD}" ]]; then
+	echo "CS_PASSWORD environment variable must be set"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "${CS_HOST}" ]]; then
+	echo "CS_HOST environment variable must be set"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+cqlsh -u $CS_USER -p $CS_PASSWORD -f /create_activityspec_db.cql $CS_HOST $CS_PORT