diff --git a/users-api/src/config/config.js b/users-api/src/config/config.js
index 144a91d..c7c4f50 100644
--- a/users-api/src/config/config.js
+++ b/users-api/src/config/config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ require('dotenv').config();
 module.exports = {
   development: {
     username: process.env.DB_USERNAME,
-    password: process.env.POSTGRES_PASSWORD,
+    password: process.env.DB_PASSWORD,
     database: process.env.POSTGRES_DB,
     host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'localhost',
     dialect: 'postgres',