diff --git a/core/settings.py b/core/settings.py
index b3c5cd0..ef9d715 100644
--- a/core/settings.py
+++ b/core/settings.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 DB_HOST = os.environ.get("DATABASE_HOST")
 DB_PASSWORD = os.environ.get("DATABASE_PASSWORD")
 DB_NAME = os.environ.get("DATABASE_NAME")
-DB_PORT = os.environ.get("DATABASE_PORT")
+DB_PORT = os.environ.get("DATABASE_PORT", 5432)
 
 DATABASES = {
     "default": dj_database_url.config(