diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 15ff73b1..91ad7238 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ variables:
   POSTGRES_USER: '{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'
   POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
   POSTGRES_DB: 'test_{{ cookiecutter.project_slug }}'
+  POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
 
 flake8:
   stage: lint