diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d3ca87f1e..81a65810c 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ REDIS_SENTINEL_MASTER_NAME=
 # REDIS_OPENSSL_VERIFY_MODE=none
 
 # Postgres Database config variables
+# You can leave POSTGRES_DATABASE blank. The default name of 
+# the database in the production environment is chatwoot_production
+POSTGRES_DATABASE=
 POSTGRES_HOST=postgres
 POSTGRES_USERNAME=postgres
 POSTGRES_PASSWORD=