diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index e54128e..5e12817 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ layout_postgres() {
     if [[ ! -d "$PGDATA" ]]; then
         initdb
         echo -e "listen_addresses = 'localhost'\nunix_socket_directories = '$PGHOST'" >> "$PGDATA/postgresql.conf"
-        echo "CREATE DATABASE $USER;" | postgres --single -E postgres
+        echo "CREATE DATABASE django;" | postgres --single -E postgres
     fi
 }
 layout postgres
diff --git a/src/network_inventory/settings/local.py b/src/network_inventory/settings/local.py
index 912ab42..83aa6fa 100644
--- a/src/network_inventory/settings/local.py
+++ b/src/network_inventory/settings/local.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CRISPY_FAIL_SILENTLY = not DEBUG
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
         "ENGINE": "django.db.backends.postgresql",
-        "NAME": os.environ.get("USER"),
+        "NAME": "django",
         "USER": os.environ.get("USER"),
         "HOST": "localhost",
         "PORT": 5432,