diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
index 0a76b3107..9356e7975 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/entrypoint
@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@ if [ -z "${POSTGRES_USER}" ]; then
     base_postgres_image_default_user='postgres'
     export POSTGRES_USER="${base_postgres_image_default_user}"
 fi
-export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DB}"
+
+if [ -z ${DATABASE_URL+x} ]; then
+    export DATABASE_URL="postgres://${POSTGRES_USER}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@${POSTGRES_HOST}:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DB}"
+fi
 
 postgres_ready() {
 python << END