diff --git a/roles/synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2 b/roles/synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
index 7924c8b..9e6a327 100644
--- a/roles/synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/synapse/templates/homeserver.yaml.j2
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ listeners:
 database:
   name: psycopg2
   args:
-    host: synapse-postgres
+    host: postgres
     user: synapse
     password: "{{ service_podman_secrets['synapse-postgres'] }}"
     dbname: synapse