diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
index 6971dbd64..fe94c9912 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/config/settings/common.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ MANAGERS = ADMINS
 # See: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/settings/#databases
 DATABASES = {
     # Raises ImproperlyConfigured exception if DATABASE_URL not in os.environ
-    'default': env.db("DATABASE_URL", default="postgres://localhost/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}"),
+    'default': env.db("DATABASE_URL", default="postgres:///{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}"),
 }
 DATABASES['default']['ATOMIC_REQUESTS'] = True