diff --git a/.drone.jsonnet b/.drone.jsonnet
index feaccd87..db410ba4 100644
--- a/.drone.jsonnet
+++ b/.drone.jsonnet
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ local startDb(db) = if db == "postgres" then {
     detach: true,
     environment: {
         POSTGRES_USER: "postgres",
-        POSTGRES_DB: "plume"
+        POSTGRES_DB: "plume",
+        POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: "trust",
     }
 };