diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index bd82c458..63817705 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ POSTGRES_USER="postgres"
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD="strong-password"
 POSTGRES_DB="splitpro"
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
-DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:strong-password@localhost:5432/splitpro"
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@splitpro-db:5432/${POSTGRES_DB} # Use this for prod deployments
+# DATABASE_URL="postgresql://postgres:strong-password@localhost:5432/splitpro" # Use this for dev deployments
 
 # Next Auth
 # You should generate a new secret on the command line with: