diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 8a714f77d..8463fea92 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 ENCRYPTION_KEY=6c1fe4e407b8911c104518103505b218
 
 # Required
-DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgres://infisical:infisical@db:5432/infisical
+DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}
 
 # JWT
 # Required secrets to sign JWT tokens