diff --git a/.example.env b/.example.env
index 4d57a82..79f7a35 100644
--- a/.example.env
+++ b/.example.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-POSTGRES_USER="POSTGRES_USER"
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD="POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
+POSTGRES_USER="mw"
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD="SUPERDUPERSECRET"
 
 BACKEND_JWT_SECRET="SUPERDUPERSECRET"