diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5f1d955..bb340da 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ package-lock.json
 
 npm-debug.log*
 yarn-debug.log*
-yarn-error.log*
\ No newline at end of file
+yarn-error.log*
+
+#firebase functions
+/functions
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions/.gitignore b/functions/.gitignore
index 40b878d..7baffc7 100644
--- a/functions/.gitignore
+++ b/functions/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-node_modules/
\ No newline at end of file
+node_modules/
+index.js
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/functions/index.js b/functions/index.js
index a4f061f..a890f8e 100644
--- a/functions/index.js
+++ b/functions/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ const nodemailer = require('nodemailer');
 const cors = require('cors')({ origin: true });
 admin.initializeApp();
 
-/**
-* Here we're using Gmail to send 
-*/
 let transporter = nodemailer.createTransport({
     service: 'gmail',
     auth: {
diff --git a/src/app/initDb.js b/src/app/initDb.js
index 8a2c6a3..2dfc7a0 100644
--- a/src/app/initDb.js
+++ b/src/app/initDb.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as firebase from 'firebase'
 import { keys } from './keys'
-// import { ENV, API_KEY, AUTH_DOMAIN, DB_URL, PROJECT_ID, STORAGE_BUCKET, MSG_SENDER_ID } from 'react-native-dotenv'
+import { ENV, API_KEY, AUTH_DOMAIN, DB_URL, PROJECT_ID, STORAGE_BUCKET, MSG_SENDER_ID } from 'react-native-dotenv'
 
 // console.log("TCL: ENV", ENV)
 
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ import { keys } from './keys'
 //   messagingSenderId: MSG_SENDER_ID
 // }
 const firebaseConfig = {
-  apiKey: keys.apiKey,
-  authDomain: keys.authDomain,
-  databaseURL: keys.databaseURL,
-  projectId: keys.projectId,
-  storageBucket: keys.storageBucket,
-  messagingSenderId: keys.messagingSenderId
+  apiKey: API_KEY || keys.apiKey,
+  authDomain: AUTH_DOMAIN || keys.authDomain,
+  databaseURL: DB_URL || keys.databaseURL,
+  projectId: PROJECT_ID || keys.projectId,
+  storageBucket: STORAGE_BUCKET || keys.storageBucket,
+  messagingSenderId: MSG_SENDER_ID || keys.messagingSenderId
 }
 
 export default () => {
diff --git a/src/views/help/HelpView.js b/src/views/help/HelpView.js
index a11f1e5..abd50a7 100644
--- a/src/views/help/HelpView.js
+++ b/src/views/help/HelpView.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class HelpView extends Component {
       const sendEmailFirebaseFunctionUrl = `https://us-central1-happrev.cloudfunctions.net/sendMail?name=${first} ${last}&email=${email}&phone=${phone}&content=${content}`
       fetch(sendEmailFirebaseFunctionUrl)
         .then((response) => {
+          console.log("TCL: HelpView -> SandMessage -> response", response)
           this.setState({ success: true, modalVisible: true, loading: false })
         }).catch((error) => {
           this.setState({ modalVisible: true, loading: false })