diff --git a/deploy/prod-pod.yml b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
index ca4fc24..aa3072c 100644
--- a/deploy/prod-pod.yml
+++ b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ spec:
         drop: ["ALL"]
     env:
     - name: DATABASE_URL
-      value: "postgres://${POSTGRES_USERNAME}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@localhost:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DATABASE_NAME}?sslmode=disable"
+      value: "postgres://${POSTGRES_USERNAME}:${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}@sharenet-production-pod-postgres:${POSTGRES_PORT}/${POSTGRES_DATABASE_NAME}?sslmode=disable"
     - name: PORT
       value: "${PROD_BACKEND_PORT}"
     ports: