diff --git a/apiserver/.env.example b/apiserver/.env.example
index 3ac9a3aeb..7e8e11639 100644
--- a/apiserver/.env.example
+++ b/apiserver/.env.example
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ SENTRY_DSN=""
 SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT="development"
 
 # Database Settings
-PGUSER="plane"
-PGPASSWORD="plane"
-PGHOST="plane-db"
-PGDATABASE="plane"
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${PGUSER}:${PGPASSWORD}@${PGHOST}/${PGDATABASE}
+POSTGRES_USER="plane"
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD="plane"
+POSTGRES_HOST="plane-db"
+POSTGRES_DB="plane"
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}/${POSTGRES_DB}
 
 # Oauth variables
 GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=""