diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9f06359..6112a08 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ POSTGRES_HOST=db
 POSTGRES_DB=postgres
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 # default user is postgres
-
+POSTGRES_USER=postgres
 
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 # Supavisor -- Database pooler and others that can be left as default values