diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 62c3f9a7..b310541d 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ executors:
       - image: cimg/postgres:15.2
       - image: ghcr.io/pulibrary/dpul-collections:figgy-fixtures
         name: figgy_database
+        environment:
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: "postgres"
     working_directory: ~/project
 
 commands: