diff --git a/config/database-docker.yml.example b/config/database-docker.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc1efbd7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/database-docker.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+default: &default
+  adapter: postgresql
+  encoding: unicode
+  #host: localhost
+  host: database #<--the name of the db in the docker-compose
+  pool: 5
+  port: 5432
+  username: postgres
+  password: <%= ENV['POSTGRES_PASSWORD'] %>
+
+development: &development
+  <<: *default
+  database: consul_development
+
+# The staging, preproduction and production dbs are only needed
+# for running rake assets:precompile locally before deploying
+staging:
+  <<: *development
+
+preproduction:
+  <<: *development
+
+production:
+  <<: *development
+
+test:
+  <<: *default
+  database: consul_test
diff --git a/config/database.yml.example b/config/database.yml.example
index dc1efbd7e..2f8b7463f 100644
--- a/config/database.yml.example
+++ b/config/database.yml.example
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   encoding: unicode
-  #host: localhost
-  host: database #<--the name of the db in the docker-compose
+  host: localhost
   pool: 5
-  port: 5432
-  username: postgres
-  password: <%= ENV['POSTGRES_PASSWORD'] %>
+  username:
+  password:
 
 development: &development
   <<: *default