diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b5121457b25a5000a5dfbb1c2c87c3ae3e485130..831cd90107f3b0992cc0528e58461fd1200e5a63 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ RUN cmake \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
     /insite
 RUN ninja && ninja install
+ENV PGPASSWORD=postgres
 EXPOSE 8000
 ENTRYPOINT [ "/insite-build/run_brunel_simulation.sh" ]
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