diff --git a/dynamicweb/settings/base.py b/dynamicweb/settings/base.py
index 76dd8423..ca9f9aa2 100644
--- a/dynamicweb/settings/base.py
+++ b/dynamicweb/settings/base.py
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@ DATABASES = {
     'default': {
         'ENGINE': 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2',
         'NAME': 'app',
-        "USER": env("DB_USER"), 
-        "HOST": env("DB_HOST"),
+        "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER"), 
+        "HOST": env("POSTGRES_HOST"),
+        "PASSWORD": env("POSTGRES_PASSWORD"),
     }
 }