diff --git a/apps/api/.env.example b/apps/api/.env.example
index c468657..0caf9f8 100644
--- a/apps/api/.env.example
+++ b/apps/api/.env.example
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ NODE_ENV=development
 CORS_ORIGINS=http://localhost:5173,http://localhost:3000
 
 # --- database (docker-compose.dev.yml) ---
-DATABASE_URL=postgresql://imen:imen@localhost:5433/imen
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://imen:imen@localhost:5435/imen
 
 # --- auth ---
 # generate with: node -e "console.log(require('crypto').randomBytes(48).toString('base64url'))"