diff --git a/frontend/components/apps/NewAppDialog.tsx b/frontend/components/apps/NewAppDialog.tsx
index 0b3031110..512f35537 100644
--- a/frontend/components/apps/NewAppDialog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/components/apps/NewAppDialog.tsx
@@ -205,6 +205,11 @@ export default function NewAppDialog(props: {
         value: 'postgresql://${DB_USER}:${DB_PASSWORD}@${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT}/${DB_NAME}',
         comment: 'This is an example secret.',
       },
+      {
+        key: 'DB_USER',
+        value: 'postgres',
+        comment: 'This is an example secret.',
+      },
       {
         key: 'DB_HOST',
         value: 'mc-laren-prod-db.c9ufzjtplsaq.us-west-1.rds.amazonaws.com',