diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index e19111c..1018b44 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ services:
       <<: *airflow-common-env
       _AIRFLOW_DB_MIGRATE: 'true'
       _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_CREATE: 'true'
-      _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME: ${_AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME:-airflow}
-      _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_PASSWORD: ${_AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_PASSWORD:-airflow}
+      _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME: ${AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME}
+      _AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_PASSWORD: ${AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_PASSWORD}
       _PIP_ADDITIONAL_REQUIREMENTS: ''
     user: "0:0"
     volumes:
diff --git a/example.env b/example.env
index d4cc55a..30ca801 100644
--- a/example.env
+++ b/example.env
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 POSTGRES_USER=salus
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=salus123  
 AIRFLOW_DB_NAME=airflow
+AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_USERNAME=airflow
+AIRFLOW_WWW_USER_PASSWORD=airflow