diff --git a/stacks/dev/docker-compose.yml b/stacks/dev/docker-compose.yml
index bf408c6..50e4d8f 100644
--- a/stacks/dev/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/stacks/dev/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ services:
       - GITEA__database__HOST=postgres_gitea:5432
       - GITEA__database__NAME=gitea
       - GITEA__database__USER=gitea
-      - GITEA__database__PASSWD=${GITEA_DB_PASSWORD}
+      - GITEA__database__PASSWD=${GITEA_DB_PASSWORD:-gitea_d3vp4ss_9f2k}
       - GITEA__server__DOMAIN=gitea.ginnoir.com
       - GITEA__server__ROOT_URL=https://gitea.ginnoir.com
       - GITEA__server__SSH_DOMAIN=gitea.ginnoir.com
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ services:
       - stack.env
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: gitea
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${GITEA_DB_PASSWORD}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${GITEA_DB_PASSWORD:-gitea_d3vp4ss_9f2k}
       POSTGRES_DB: gitea
     volumes:
       - /config/gitea/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data