diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 4d61da19a8d..913a27641d0 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ function check_service () {
 
 # Keep these in sync with DATABASE_URL.
 echo "Checking database status at $DATABASE_URL"
-if [[ ${DATABASE_URL:0:7} == "psql://" ]]; then
+if [[ ${DATABASE_URL:0:27} == *"@host.docker.internal"* ]]; then
+  check_service "PostgreSQL" "host.docker.internal" 5432;
+else
   check_service "PostgreSQL" "postgres" 5432;
 fi