diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 58061e29c..328b3d24b 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ auth-pw-hash:
 database:
   user:     "_env:PGUSER:uniworx"
   password: "_env:PGPASS:uniworx"
-  host:     "_env:PGHOST:host.docker.internal"
+  host:     "_env:PGHOST:localhost"
   port:     "_env:PGPORT:5432"
   # See config/test-settings.yml for an override during tests
   database: "_env:PGDATABASE:uniworx"