diff --git a/docker/.env b/docker/.env
index d4547fee7..24d6772f8 100644
--- a/docker/.env
+++ b/docker/.env
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ DATABASE_HOST=
 DATABASE_PASSWORD=
 DATABASE_PORT=
 DATABASE_USER=
+DATABASE_NAME=
 MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_NAME=
 MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_USER=
 MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_PASSWORD=
diff --git a/docker/docker-compose.yml.m4 b/docker/docker-compose.yml.m4
index accadca46..e2d1b4664 100644
--- a/docker/docker-compose.yml.m4
+++ b/docker/docker-compose.yml.m4
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ x-osserver-env: &default-osserver-env
     DATABASE_PASSWORD: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_PASSWORD', openslides)"
     DATABASE_PORT: ifenvelse(`DATABASE_PORT', 5432)
     DATABASE_USER: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_USER', openslides)"
+    DATABASE_NAME: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_NAME', openslides)"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_NAME: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_NAME')"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_USER: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_USER')"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_PASSWORD')"
diff --git a/docker/docker-stack.yml.m4 b/docker/docker-stack.yml.m4
index c20164ecb..8115bcdbc 100644
--- a/docker/docker-stack.yml.m4
+++ b/docker/docker-stack.yml.m4
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ x-osserver-env: &default-osserver-env
     DATABASE_PASSWORD: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_PASSWORD', openslides)"
     DATABASE_PORT: ifenvelse(`DATABASE_PORT', 5432)
     DATABASE_USER: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_USER', openslides)"
+    DATABASE_NAME: "ifenvelse(`DATABASE_NAME', openslides)"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_NAME: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_NAME')"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_USER: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_USER')"
     MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_PASSWORD: "read_env(`MEDIAFILE_DATABASE_PASSWORD')"