diff --git a/env.template b/env.template
index f6d4e5f43..88f4f79ed 100644
--- a/env.template
+++ b/env.template
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ REDIS_PORT=6379
 # Authentik
 POSTGRES_DB=authentik
 POSTGRES_USER=authentik
-POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
+POSTGRES_PASSWORD=authentik
 AUTHENTIK_SECRET_KEY=
 AUTHENTIK_BOOTSTRAP_PASSWORD=