diff --git a/.example.env b/.example.env
index 588b219..4d57a82 100644
--- a/.example.env
+++ b/.example.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-POSTGRES_USER=
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_USER="POSTGRES_USER"
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD="POSTGRES_PASSWORD"
 
-BACKEND_JWT_SECRET=
+BACKEND_JWT_SECRET="SUPERDUPERSECRET"