diff --git a/.env.local b/.env.local
index f8410e3ef..2d16f8e22 100644
--- a/.env.local
+++ b/.env.local
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://localhost:5432/atlas"
 SEQUELIZE_SECRET=7a947f4b6b5cd4c769029f7b5130c85fe2d3484758c0eeee351cd2e2d2c3bd59