diff --git a/.env.development b/.env.development
index 9ea71b721fa..e4987e4970b 100644
--- a/.env.development
+++ b/.env.development
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 LOCAL_DOMAIN=localhost
-DB_HOST=/var/run/postgresql
+DB_HOST=$(pwd)/data/postgres15
 DB_USER=mastodon
 DB_NAME=mastodon_development