diff --git a/docs/v2/contributing/self-hosting.mdx b/docs/v2/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
index 3e5e1e42..5ad3e5a5 100644
--- a/docs/v2/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
+++ b/docs/v2/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key
 
 # Database will be created automatically by Docker
-DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@database:5432/honcho
+DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@database:5432/postgres
+
 
 # Disable auth for local development
 AUTH_USE_AUTH=false
diff --git a/docs/v3/contributing/self-hosting.mdx b/docs/v3/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
index b6f47e94..4dc0957c 100644
--- a/docs/v3/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
+++ b/docs/v3/contributing/self-hosting.mdx
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ OPENAI_API_KEY=your-openai-api-key
 ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your-anthropic-api-key
 
 # Database will be created automatically by Docker
-DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@database:5432/honcho
+DB_CONNECTION_URI=postgresql+psycopg://postgres:postgres@database:5432/postgres
 
 # Disable auth for local development
 AUTH_USE_AUTH=false