diff --git a/backoffice/settings/base.py b/backoffice/settings/base.py
index d977944..fee701f 100644
--- a/backoffice/settings/base.py
+++ b/backoffice/settings/base.py
@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@
 
 DATABASES = {
     "default": {
-        "ENGINE": env("DATABASE_ENGINE"),
-        "NAME": env("POSTGRES_NAME"),
-        "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER"),
-        "PASSWORD": env("POSTGRES_PASSWORD"),
-        "HOST": env("POSTGRES_HOST"),
-        "PORT": env("POSTGRES_PORT"),
+        "ENGINE": env(
+            "DATABASE_ENGINE", default="django.db.backends.postgresql"
+        ),
+        "NAME": env("POSTGRES_NAME", default="postgres"),
+        "USER": env("POSTGRES_USER", default="postgres"),
+        "PASSWORD": env("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", default="postgres"),
+        "HOST": env("POSTGRES_HOST", default="localhost"),
+        "PORT": env("POSTGRES_PORT", default="5432"),
     }
 }