diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 119f0496..96c98db5 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ services:
     container_name: "lite-hmrc-intg"
     env_file:
       - .env
+    environment:
+      - DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:password@lite-hmrc-postgres:5432/postgres
+      - REDIS_BASE_URL=redis://hmrc-redis:6379
     build: .
     platform: linux/amd64
     volumes:
diff --git a/local.env b/local.env
index ca131bc6..7326205f 100644
--- a/local.env
+++ b/local.env
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 DEBUG=True
-DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:password@lite-hmrc-postgres:5432/postgres
+DATABASE_URL=postgres://postgres:password@localhost:5432/postgres
 DJANGO_SECRET_KEY=DJANGO_SECRET_KEY
 EMAIL_HOSTNAME=localhost
 EMAIL_USER=outbox-user