diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d40f6c58..cf7475b0 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ services:
       - "8000:8000"
     environment:
       - UPLOAD_FOLDER=/var/uploads
-      - DATABASE_URL=mysql+pymysql://root:ctfd@db/ctfd
+      - DATABASE_URL=mysql+pymysql://ctfd:ctfd@db/ctfd
       - REDIS_URL=redis://cache:6379
       - WORKERS=1
       - LOG_FOLDER=/var/log/CTFd