diff --git a/compose.yaml b/compose.yaml
index 31ce4af..4ee729f 100644
--- a/compose.yaml
+++ b/compose.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ services:
       - RELAY_DESCRIPTION=this is a public relay
       - RELAY_ICON=https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fliquipedia.net%2Fcommons%2Fimages%2F3%2F35%2FSCProbe.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=0cbbfef25bce41da63d910e86c3c343e6c3b9d63194ca9755351bb7c2efa3359&ipo=images
       - QUERY_LIMIT=1000
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:postgres@db:5432/khatru-relay?sslmode=disable
   db:
     image: postgres:17
     restart: always