diff --git a/start-env.sh b/start-env.sh
index 1bb60a4..482518a 100755
--- a/start-env.sh
+++ b/start-env.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ docker run -d -p $REGISTRY_PORT:5000 --name docker-registry registry:2
 echo "Started docker registry container on port $REGISTRY_PORT"
 
 
-docker run -d -p $PSQL_PORT:5432 -e POSTGRES_DB=baur postgres:latest
+docker run \
+	-d \
+	-p $PSQL_PORT:5432 \
+	-e POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD=trust \
+	-e POSTGRES_DB=baur \
+	postgres:latest
+
 echo "Started docker PostgreSQL container on port $PSQL_PORT"
 echo "Run 'baur init db' to initialize the database for baur"