diff --git a/docker/entrypoint.sh b/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 88b880c2188ab040be912650621fecb9df7d486a..411fe1eca92a6427c5512cac067470a58a837308 100755
--- a/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ POSTGRES_PORT=${POSTGRES_PORT:-5432}
 POSTGRES_DB=${POSTGRES_DB:-biscuit}
 POSTGRES_USER=${POSTGRES_USER:-biscuit}
 
-BISCUIT_database__host=${BISCUIT_database__host:-$POSTGRES_HOST}
-BISCUIT_database__port=${BISCUIT_database__port:-$POSTGRES_PORT}
-BISCUIT_database__name=${BISCUIT_database__name:-$POSTGRES_DB}
-BISCUIT_database__user=${BISCUIT_database__user:-$POSTGRES_USER}
-BISCUIT_database__password=${BISCUIT_database__password:-$POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
+export BISCUIT_database__host=${BISCUIT_database__host:-$POSTGRES_HOST}
+export BISCUIT_database__port=${BISCUIT_database__port:-$POSTGRES_PORT}
+export BISCUIT_database__name=${BISCUIT_database__name:-$POSTGRES_DB}
+export BISCUIT_database__user=${BISCUIT_database__user:-$POSTGRES_USER}
+export BISCUIT_database__password=${BISCUIT_database__password:-$POSTGRES_PASSWORD}
 
 if [[ -z $BISCUIT_secret_key ]]; then
     if [[ ! -e /etc/biscuit/secret_key ]]; then