diff --git a/.github/workflows/.deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/.deploy.yml
index c1dd375..09f6f8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/.deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/.deploy.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ jobs:
             -p IMAGE_TAG=${{ inputs.tag }}
             -p TARGET=${{ inputs.target }}
             -p SSOAUTH=${{ vars.SSO_AUTH_SERVER_URL }}
+            -p DB_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.DB_PASSWORD }}
           verification_path: /api/health
           verification_retry_attempts: "5"
           verification_retry_seconds: "15"
diff --git a/backend/openshift.deploy.yml b/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
index 7244fa5..58d10dd 100644
--- a/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
+++ b/backend/openshift.deploy.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ parameters:
     required: true
   - name: DB_PASSWORD
     description: Password for the PostgreSQL connection user.
-    from: '[a-zA-Z0-9]{16}'
-    generate: expression
+    required: true
   - name: SSOAUTH
     description: SSO Auth Server URL
     required: true
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ objects:
                 - name: BACKEND_URL
                   value: https://${APP}-${TARGET}-${COMPONENT}.apps.silver.devops.gov.bc.ca
                 - name: DATABASE_URL
-                  value: postgresql://postgres:${DB_PASSWORD}@postgres:5432/postgres
+                  value: nr-nmp-database-${TARGET}://postgres:${DB_PASSWORD}@nr-nmp-database-${TARGET}:5432/postgres
               ports:
                 - containerPort: 3000
                   protocol: TCP