diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 17aaae8..fe20fb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           POSTGRES_DB: postgres
           POSTGRES_USER: postgres
-          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: password123
           # WHY?: act runner is not stateless, so after the initial postgres setup it causes authentication errors with password.
           POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
         ports:
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
 
           export DB_NAME="postgres"
           export DB_USER="postgres"
-          export DB_PASSWORD="password123"
+          export DB_PASSWORD=""
 
           if [ "$GITEA_ACTIONS" = "true" ]; then
             export DB_HOST="postgres"