diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index e6ffda0..fad4dca 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Validate migration files
       env:
-        DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
+        DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
       run: |
         # Wait for PostgreSQL to be ready
         echo "Waiting for PostgreSQL to be ready..."
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Run backend tests
       working-directory: ./backend
       env:
-        DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
+        DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
       run: |
         # Run tests with increased parallelism for Rust
         docker exec ci-dind docker exec ci-cd-test-rust cargo test --all --jobs 4
diff --git a/backend/crates/postgres/TEST_README.md b/backend/crates/postgres/TEST_README.md
index a5cb155..dbc8e3e 100644
--- a/backend/crates/postgres/TEST_README.md
+++ b/backend/crates/postgres/TEST_README.md
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ CREATE DATABASE sharenet_test;
 Set the `DATABASE_URL` environment variable:
 
 ```bash
-export DATABASE_URL="postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test"
+export DATABASE_URL="postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test"
 ```
 
 Or create a `.env` file in the postgres crate directory:
 
 ```env
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://username:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
 ```
 
 ### 3. SQLx Setup
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ Example GitHub Actions setup:
 
 - name: Run Postgres Tests
   env:
-    DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:postgres@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
+    DATABASE_URL: postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/sharenet_test
   run: |
     cd backend/crates/postgres
     cargo test
diff --git a/docker-compose.test.yml b/docker-compose.test.yml
index fdc1cc7..7500175 100644
--- a/docker-compose.test.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: sharenet_test
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password
     ports:
       - "5432:5432"
     healthcheck: