diff --git a/.env.development.example b/.env.development.example
index 61ff261c7..e4508405b 100644
--- a/.env.development.example
+++ b/.env.development.example
@@ -14,5 +14,3 @@ APP_URL=http://localhost
 APP_PORT=8000
 
 DUSK_DRIVER_URL=http://selenium:4444
-
-DB_PASSWORD=password
diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 8e1f5e6f7..c520fabfd 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ services:
     env_file:
       - .env
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_USER: "${DB_USERNAME}"
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD}"
-      POSTGRES_DB: "${DB_DATABASE}"
+      POSTGRES_USER: "${DB_USERNAME:-coolify}"
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "${DB_PASSWORD:-password}"
+      POSTGRES_DB: "${DB_DATABASE:-coolify}"
       POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: "trust"
     volumes:
       - ./_data/_volumes/database/:/var/lib/postgresql/data