diff --git a/.ebextensions/03-general-options.config b/.ebextensions/03-general-options.config
index 9a0f2d8..76da0e0 100644
--- a/.ebextensions/03-general-options.config
+++ b/.ebextensions/03-general-options.config
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ option_settings:
     DBEngine: postgres
     DBInstanceClass: "db.t2.micro"
     DBAllocatedStorage: 5
+    DBUser: strapi
   aws:ec2:instances:
     InstanceTypes: "t2.micro"