diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index b4cc385..c40950b 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ jobs:
   test:
     docker: 
       - image: python:3.8-buster
+        environment:
+          DATABASE_URL: postgresql://myUsr:somePwd@localhost:5432/psdb
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.2-alpine
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: $POSTGRES_USER