diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 01948f4..2d49a69 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ services:
       - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE
       - DJANGO_DEBUG
       - DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
+      - "DJANGO_POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}"
     depends_on:
       - db
 
diff --git a/src/network_inventory/settings/production.py b/src/network_inventory/settings/production.py
index ed196eb..4b871d6 100644
--- a/src/network_inventory/settings/production.py
+++ b/src/network_inventory/settings/production.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
         "NAME": "postgres",
         "USER": "postgres",
+        "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DJANGO_POSTGRES_PASSWORD"),
         "HOST": "db",
         "PORT": 5432,
     }