diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev.yml b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev.yml
index 29b2a9ff..4b02e5b6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/dev.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
       # If you are using boot2docker, postgres data has to live in the VM for now until #581 is fixed
       # for more info see here: https://github.com/boot2docker/boot2docker/issues/581
       - /data/dev/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/postgres:/var/lib/postgresql/data
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER={{cookiecutter.repo_name}}
 
   django:
     build: