diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index bbed1c9b0..168a1f6b0 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-export DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
+export LEMMY_DATABASE_URL=postgres://lemmy:password@localhost:5432/lemmy
 export JWT_SECRET=changeme
 export HOSTNAME=rrr