diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a2658d6..04043dd 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - image: circleci/postgres:9.6.5-alpine-ram
           auth:
-          username: $AUTH_DOCKER
-          password: $PSW_DOCKER  # context / project UI env-var reference
+            username: $AUTH_DOCKER
+            password: $PSW_DOCKER  # context / project UI env-var reference
+          environment:
+            POSTGRES_USER: root
+            POSTGRES_DB: test
     steps:
       - checkout # check out the code in the project directory
       - run: install postgresql-client-9.6