diff --git a/.env.default b/.env.default
index 224f1e3..6a4398f 100644
--- a/.env.default
+++ b/.env.default
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DATABASE="postgres"
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD="password"
 VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY=""
 BASE_URL="http://localhost:5173"
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diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index 13fb711..02075b5 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DATABASE="postgres"
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD="testpassword"
 VAPID_PRIVATE_KEY="privatekey"
 BASE_URL="http://localhost:5173"
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diff --git a/api/data/settings.ts b/api/data/settings.ts
index 05aed0f..7375744 100644
--- a/api/data/settings.ts
+++ b/api/data/settings.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 export default {
-  database: process.env.DATABASE ?? "database",
+  database: process.env.DATABASE ?? "postgres",
   host: "database",
   user: "postgres",
   password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,