diff --git a/start-database.sh b/start-database.sh
index cdccb8b..9df7031 100755
--- a/start-database.sh
+++ b/start-database.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ if [ "$DB_PASSWORD" = "password" ]; then
   echo "You are using the default database password"
 fi
 
-docker run --name $DB_CONTAINER_NAME -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD -e POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust -e POSTGRES_DB=next-payload-3 -d -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres
+docker run --name $DB_CONTAINER_NAME -e POSTGRES_PASSWORD=$DB_PASSWORD -e POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust -e POSTGRES_DB=$DB_CONTAINER_NAME -d -p 5432:5432 docker.io/postgres
 
 echo "Database container was successfully created"
-