diff --git a/run_migrations.txt b/run_migrations.txt
index 66d3518..927b280 100644
--- a/run_migrations.txt
+++ b/run_migrations.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ ALTER ROLE username_that_needs_permission CREATEDB;
 
 # Install migrations
 cargo install sqlx-cli
+
+# Make sure to populate DATABASE_URL with correct value. 
+# By default, the DATABASE_URL found in .env file will be used
+export DATABASE_URL="postgres://icarus_op_test:password@localhost/icarus_auth_test"
+
+# init
 sqlx migrate add init_migration
 sqlx migrate run