diff --git a/gitea/compose.yml b/gitea/compose.yml
index 7daec38..60ef6fb 100644
--- a/gitea/compose.yml
+++ b/gitea/compose.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ services:
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: ${GITEA_POSTGRESQL_DATABASE:-gitea}
       POSTGRES_USER: ${GITEA_POSTGRESQL_USER:-gitea}
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${GITEA_POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD:-}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${GITEA_POSTGRESQL_PASSWORD:-gitea}
     volumes:
       - /${SYNOLOGY_VOLUME:-volume1}/docker/${STACK_NAME:-gitea}/${GITEA_POSTGRESQL_CONTAINER_NAME:-Gitea-PostgreSQL}/var/lib/postgresql/data:/var/lib/postgresql/data