diff --git a/.github/uffizzi/docker-compose.uffizzi.yml b/.github/uffizzi/docker-compose.uffizzi.yml
index d19979c8bb..8ac3bb7ab8 100644
--- a/.github/uffizzi/docker-compose.uffizzi.yml
+++ b/.github/uffizzi/docker-compose.uffizzi.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ x-uffizzi:
 services:
   backstage:
     image: '${BACKSTAGE_IMAGE}'
+    depends_on:
+      - db
     environment:
       POSTGRES_HOST: localhost
       POSTGRES_USER: postgres
diff --git a/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml b/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
index 1a48a38eb1..a962060fc8 100644
--- a/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
+++ b/.github/uffizzi/uffizzi.production.app-config.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ backend:
   database:
     client: pg
     connection:
-      host: ${POSTGRES_HOST}
+      host: db
       user: ${POSTGRES_USER}
       password: ${POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
       port: 5432