diff --git a/.env b/.env
index d748b97..93183bf 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ PORT=3000
 
 FIRESTORE_PROJECT_ID=threedotslabs-cloudnative
 FIRESTORE_EMULATOR_HOST=firestore:8787
+# env used by karhoo/firestore-emulator container
+GCP_PROJECT_ID=threedotslabs-cloudnative
 
 TRAINER_GRPC_ADDR=trainer-grpc:3000
 USERS_GRPC_ADDR=users-grpc:3000
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 35a7f19..54995e2 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -90,9 +90,10 @@ services:
       - firestore
 
   firestore:
-    image: karhoo/firestore-emulator:0.2.2
+    image: karhoo/firestore-emulator:0.3.2
     env_file:
       - .env
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:8787:8787"
+      - "127.0.0.1:4000:4000"
     restart: unless-stopped