diff --git a/apps/mealie/docker-compose.yml b/apps/mealie/docker-compose.yml
index a22bec7..1ff4f90 100644
--- a/apps/mealie/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/mealie/docker-compose.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ services:
       TZ: Europe/Berlin
       POSTGRES_USER: mealie
       POSTGRES_DB: mealie
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${Kallilab-Mealie-2026!}
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ${MEALIE_DB_PASSWORD}
       PGDATA: /var/lib/postgresql/data
 
     volumes: