diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 15c3008..0c79ca2 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ ruby_build_repo: https://github.com/rbenv/ruby-build.git
 zammad_database_name: zammad
 zammad_database_password: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.password', '/tmp/zammad_database_pwd length=42 chars=ascii_letters,digits') }}"
 zammad_database_user: zammad
+zammad_database_host: "{{ database_host }}"
 zammad_database_configuration: "{{ zammad_home }}/config/database.yml"
 zammad_env_file: /etc/zammad/zammad.env
 zammad_home: /opt/zammad
diff --git a/templates/database.yml.j2 b/templates/database.yml.j2
index af90efe..0332325 100644
--- a/templates/database.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/database.yml.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ default: &default
   adapter: postgresql
   username: {{ zammad_database_user }}
   password: {{ zammad_database_password }}
-  host: {{ database_host }}
+  host: {{ zammad_database_host }}
 
 production:
   <<: *default