diff --git a/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/custom/conf.d/00-database.conf b/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/custom/conf.d/00-database.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d231ef73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/custom/conf.d/00-database.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[options]
+db_host = manual_db_host
diff --git a/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/docker-compose.yaml b/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/docker-compose.yaml
index f12b7393..487160e0 100644
--- a/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/tests/scaffoldings/dotd/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       PGUSER: another_odoo
       PGPASSWORD: anotherodoopassword
-      PGHOST: postgresql
     depends_on:
       - postgresql
     volumes:
       - filestore:/var/lib/odoo:z
 
-  postgresql:
+  manual_db_host:
     image: postgres:${DB_VERSION}-alpine
     environment:
       POSTGRES_USER: another_odoo