diff --git a/docker/federation/lemmy_alpha.hjson b/docker/federation/lemmy_alpha.hjson
index 84ef1a16e..a3bf2bb21 100644
--- a/docker/federation/lemmy_alpha.hjson
+++ b/docker/federation/lemmy_alpha.hjson
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     site_name: lemmy-alpha
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres_alpha
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_alpha:5432/lemmy"
   }
   pictrs: {
     api_key: "my-pictrs-key"
diff --git a/docker/federation/lemmy_beta.hjson b/docker/federation/lemmy_beta.hjson
index 1b4508a43..c026b2f71 100644
--- a/docker/federation/lemmy_beta.hjson
+++ b/docker/federation/lemmy_beta.hjson
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     site_name: lemmy-beta
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres_beta
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_beta:5432/lemmy"
   }
   pictrs: {
     api_key: "my-pictrs-key"
diff --git a/docker/federation/lemmy_delta.hjson b/docker/federation/lemmy_delta.hjson
index d05e4121f..acfddc304 100644
--- a/docker/federation/lemmy_delta.hjson
+++ b/docker/federation/lemmy_delta.hjson
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@
     site_name: lemmy-delta
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres_delta
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_delta:5432/lemmy"
   }
 }
diff --git a/docker/federation/lemmy_epsilon.hjson b/docker/federation/lemmy_epsilon.hjson
index c24baa9f8..a607353a6 100644
--- a/docker/federation/lemmy_epsilon.hjson
+++ b/docker/federation/lemmy_epsilon.hjson
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     site_name: lemmy-epsilon
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres_epsilon
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_epsilon:5432/lemmy"
   }
   pictrs: {
     api_key: "my-pictrs-key"
diff --git a/docker/federation/lemmy_gamma.hjson b/docker/federation/lemmy_gamma.hjson
index d7e5b6065..7db9a5065 100644
--- a/docker/federation/lemmy_gamma.hjson
+++ b/docker/federation/lemmy_gamma.hjson
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     site_name: lemmy-gamma
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres_gamma
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres_gamma:5432/lemmy"
   }
   pictrs: {
     api_key: "my-pictrs-key"
diff --git a/docker/lemmy.hjson b/docker/lemmy.hjson
index 83adf9c0c..e28a49b6d 100644
--- a/docker/lemmy.hjson
+++ b/docker/lemmy.hjson
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     site_name: "lemmy-dev"
   }
   database: {
-    host: postgres
+    connection: "postgres://lemmy:password@postgres:5432/lemmy"
   }
 
   hostname: "localhost"