diff --git a/backend/.env b/backend/.env
index c7c98ef9..ad307c7d 100644
--- a/backend/.env
+++ b/backend/.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 POSTGRES_USER=user
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
 POSTGRES_DB=mydb
-POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
+POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index eeec2853..69b69542 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
       - "8000:8000"
     environment:
       ENVIRONMENT: production
+      POSTGRES_HOST: postgres
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy