diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70f0ea0..48febda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ getpgdata/
 {
   "DB_HOST": "postgresqlk8s-master.60bdf3e3-5087-41ff-b760-fe6ea544a80e.svc.cluster.local",
   "DB_PORT": "5432",
-  "DB_NAME": "postgres",
+  "DB_NAME": "ipwhitelist",
   "DB_USER": "super",
   "DB_PASS": "<secret>",
   "DB_SSLMODE": "disable",
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index e7772c4..58ab3bb 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function dbConfig() {
   return {
     host: process.env.DB_HOST || 'postgresqlk8s-master.60bdf3e3-5087-41ff-b760-fe6ea544a80e.svc.cluster.local',
     port: parseInt(process.env.DB_PORT || '5432', 10),
-    database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'postgres',
+    database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'ipwhitelist',
     user: process.env.DB_USER || 'super',
     password: process.env.DB_PASS || '',
     ssl: process.env.DB_SSLMODE === 'require' ? { rejectUnauthorized: false } : false,