diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-compose.yml
index db91090408e5e..74bd0f1e828d3 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ services:
       PORT: 4000
       DB_HOST: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
       DB_PORT: ${POSTGRES_PORT}
-      DB_USER: ${POSTGRES_USER}
+      DB_USER: supabase_admin
       DB_PASSWORD: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
       DB_NAME: ${POSTGRES_DB}
       DB_AFTER_CONNECT_QUERY: 'SET search_path TO _realtime'