diff --git a/scripts/start_services.sh b/scripts/start_services.sh
index cbab7ac9e..e2fc740a4 100755
--- a/scripts/start_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/start_services.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-docker run -p 5432:5432 -v paperless_pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data -d postgres:13
+docker run -p 5432:5432 -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=password -v paperless_pgdata:/var/lib/postgresql/data -d postgres:13
 docker run -d -p 6379:6379 redis:latest
 docker run -p 3000:3000 -d thecodingmachine/gotenberg
 docker run -p 9998:9998 -d apache/tika