diff --git a/fbr/settings.py b/fbr/settings.py
index 11f3810..23fb36e 100644
--- a/fbr/settings.py
+++ b/fbr/settings.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
 DATABASES: dict = {}
 
 DATABASES["default"] = dj_database_url.config(  # noqa
-    default=database_url_from_env("DATABASE_CREDENTIALS")
+    default=database_url_from_env("FBR_DATABASE_APPLICATION_USER")
 )
 
 # if DATABASE_URL := env("DATABASE_URL", default=None):