diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 2dee3e4..4e4d21b 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ POSTGRES_USER=icarus
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password
 POSTGRES_DB=icarus_db
 POSTGRES_HOST=main_db
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}/${POSTGRES_HOST}
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+DATABASE_URL=postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:5432/${POSTGRES_DB}
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