diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a2805e82d..c7ac84c11 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/postgres:9.6.24
         environment:
           POSTGRES_USER: root
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
           POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
       - image: cimg/mariadb:10.11.2
       - image: cimg/redis:5.0.14
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a59bdef99..505fde2c3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       - 5432:5432
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: root
-      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ''
+      POSTGRES_PASSWORD: passw0rd
       POSTGRES_DB: circle_test
 
   rabbitmq:
diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 470522d42..c268c7214 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 testenv['postgresql_port'] = int(os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PORT', '5432'))
 testenv['postgresql_db'] = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_DB', 'circle_test')
 testenv['postgresql_user'] = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_USER', 'root')
-testenv['postgresql_pw'] = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PW', '')
+testenv['postgresql_pw'] = os.environ.get('POSTGRES_PW', 'passw0rd')
 
 """
 Redis Environment