diff --git a/.env.dev.example b/.env.dev.example
index d4476fd24..1e4fb9812 100644
--- a/.env.dev.example
+++ b/.env.dev.example
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE="English"
 
 MEDIA_ROOT=images/
 
-POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+PGPORT=5432
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securedbypassword123
 POSTGRES_USER=fedireads
 POSTGRES_DB=fedireads
diff --git a/.env.prod.example b/.env.prod.example
index 99520916a..49729d533 100644
--- a/.env.prod.example
+++ b/.env.prod.example
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE="English"
 
 MEDIA_ROOT=images/
 
-POSTGRES_PORT=5432
+PGPORT=5432
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=securedbypassword123
 POSTGRES_USER=fedireads
 POSTGRES_DB=fedireads
diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index f2c329f01..31c2edf80 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER", "fedireads"),
         "PASSWORD": env("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "fedireads"),
         "HOST": env("POSTGRES_HOST", ""),
-        "PORT": env("POSTGRES_PORT", 5432),
+        "PORT": env("PGPORT", 5432),
     },
 }
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 5d24a4b75..afa40b05e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ services:
       - pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data
     networks:
       - main
-    ports:
-      - 5432:5432
   web:
     build: .
     env_file: .env