diff --git a/docker-compose-full.yml b/docker-compose-full.yml
index cac19888..0ebb63c4 100644
--- a/docker-compose-full.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-full.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ services:
       - PGID=1000
       - ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000  # Set to IP or FQDN of the server
       - BACKEND_URL=http://riven:8080
+      - DIALECT=postgres
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@riven-db/riven
       - TZ=America/New_York
     depends_on:
       riven:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b1154da7..26e724f9 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ services:
       - TZ=America/New_York
       - ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000 # set to the url or ip where the frontend is hosted
       - BACKEND_URL=http://riven:8080
+      - DIALECT=postgres
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:postgres@riven-db/riven
     depends_on:
       riven:
         condition: service_healthy