diff --git a/mealie.yaml b/mealie.yaml
index ac25457..1267bd9 100644
--- a/mealie.yaml
+++ b/mealie.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ services:
       BASE_URL: ${MEALIE_URL}
       # Database Settings
       DB_ENGINE: postgres
-      POSTGRES_USER: mealie
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mealie
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${PG_USER}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${PG_PWD}
       POSTGRES_SERVER: mealie-db
       POSTGRES_PORT: 5432
       POSTGRES_DB: mealie
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - /srv/docker/home/mealie/db:/var/lib/postgresql
     environment:
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: mealie
-      POSTGRES_USER: mealie
-      PGUSER: mealie
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${PG_PWD}
+      POSTGRES_USER: ${PG_USER}
+      PGUSER: ${PG_USER}
       POSTGRES_DB: mealie
     labels:
       rackpeek.name: Mealie-db