diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic.ini b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic.ini
index 61bc2fd..921aaf1 100755
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic.ini
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic.ini
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@ script_location = alembic
 # are written from script.py.mako
 # output_encoding = utf-8
 
-sqlalchemy.url = postgresql://postgres:{{cookiecutter.postgres_password}}@db/app
-
-
 # Logging configuration
 [loggers]
 keys = root,sqlalchemy,alembic
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic/env.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic/env.py
index ae47ee5..df37198 100755
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic/env.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/backend/app/alembic/env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import with_statement
+
+import os
+
 from alembic import context
 from sqlalchemy import engine_from_config, pool
 from logging.config import fileConfig
@@ -27,6 +30,14 @@ target_metadata = Base.metadata
 # ... etc.
 
 
+def get_url():
+    user = os.getenv("POSTGRES_USER", "postgres")
+    password = os.getenv("POSTGRES_PASSWORD", "")
+    server = os.getenv("POSTGRES_SERVER", "db")
+    db = os.getenv("POSTGRES_DB", "app")
+    return f"postgresql://{user}:{password}@{server}/{db}"
+
+
 def run_migrations_offline():
     """Run migrations in 'offline' mode.
 
@@ -39,7 +50,7 @@ def run_migrations_offline():
     script output.
 
     """
-    url = config.get_main_option("sqlalchemy.url")
+    url = get_url()
     context.configure(
         url=url, target_metadata=target_metadata, literal_binds=True, compare_type=True
     )
@@ -55,8 +66,10 @@ def run_migrations_online():
     and associate a connection with the context.
 
     """
+    configuration = config.get_section(config.config_ini_section)
+    configuration['sqlalchemy.url'] = get_url()
     connectable = engine_from_config(
-        config.get_section(config.config_ini_section),
+        configuration,
         prefix="sqlalchemy.",
         poolclass=pool.NullPool,
     )