diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index ca98ec784..be84462ef 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
     ports:
       - "4000:4000" # Map the container port to the host, change the host port if necessary
     environment:
-        DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://postgres:example@db:5432/postgres"
+        DATABASE_URL: "postgresql://llmproxy:dbpassword9090@db:5432/litellm"
         STORE_MODEL_IN_DB: "True" # allows adding models to proxy via UI
     env_file:
       - .env # Load local .env file
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ services:
     image: postgres
     restart: always
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: example
+      POSTGRES_DB: litellm
+      POSTGRES_USER: llmproxy
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: dbpassword9090
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready"]
+      test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -d litellm -U llmproxy"]
       interval: 1s
       timeout: 5s
       retries: 10
 
-# ...rest of your docker-compose config if any
\ No newline at end of file
+# ...rest of your docker-compose config if any