diff --git a/deployments/docker_compose/docker-compose.yaml b/deployments/docker_compose/docker-compose.yaml
index 11f2e13..730dc43 100644
--- a/deployments/docker_compose/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/deployments/docker_compose/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: govready_q
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: PASSWORD
-      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
+      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: md5
       PGDATA: /postgres-data
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD-SHELL", "pg_isready -U postgres"]