diff --git a/default.env b/default.env
index f6e3aba91..b9221f337 100644
--- a/default.env
+++ b/default.env
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ DB_NAME=devdb
 DB_USERNAME=user
 DB_PASSWORD=password
 
-DB_URI="postgresql://${DB_USERNAME}:${DB_PASSWORD}@localhost:5432/${DB_NAME}"
+DB_URI="postgresql://${DB_USERNAME}:${DB_PASSWORD}@db:5432/${DB_NAME}"
 
 # NextAuth
 NEXTAUTH_URL="http://localhost:3000"