diff --git a/.env.template b/.env.template
index 09b42f285..1a55d7a91 100644
--- a/.env.template
+++ b/.env.template
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL=
 DEBUG=1
 ALLOWED_HOSTS=*
 SECRET_KEY=
+
+DB_ENGINE=django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2
 POSTGRES_HOST=db_recipes
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 POSTGRES_USER=djangodb