diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
index b86417e..96613b7 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-api.yaml
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy container
         run: |
+        |
+          export POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.POSTGRES_PASSWORD }}
           docker compose -f ./api/docker-compose.prod.yaml pull agologum-api
           docker compose -f ./api/docker-compose.prod.yaml up -d --force-recreate agologum-api