diff --git a/scheduler-server/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/server/SchedulerAppDriver.java b/scheduler-server/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/server/SchedulerAppDriver.java
index dfffd3f8fe..1e29680460 100644
--- a/scheduler-server/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/server/SchedulerAppDriver.java
+++ b/scheduler-server/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/server/SchedulerAppDriver.java
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ private static AppConfiguration loadConfiguration() {
     return new AppConfiguration(
         Integer.parseInt(getEnv("SCHEDULER_PORT", "27185")),
         logger.isDebugEnabled(),
-        new PostgresStore(getEnv("AERIE_DB_SERVER", "postgres"),
+        new PostgresStore(getEnv("AERIE_DB_HOST", "postgres"),
                           getEnv("SCHEDULER_DB_USER", ""),
                           Integer.parseInt(getEnv("AERIE_DB_PORT", "5432")),
                           getEnv("SCHEDULER_DB_PASSWORD", ""),
diff --git a/scheduler-worker/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/worker/SchedulerWorkerAppDriver.java b/scheduler-worker/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/worker/SchedulerWorkerAppDriver.java
index e90dff569c..7ce8c8a618 100644
--- a/scheduler-worker/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/worker/SchedulerWorkerAppDriver.java
+++ b/scheduler-worker/src/main/java/gov/nasa/jpl/aerie/scheduler/worker/SchedulerWorkerAppDriver.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ private static WorkerAppConfiguration loadConfiguration() {
       maxNbCachedSimulationEngine = 1;
     }
     return new WorkerAppConfiguration(
-        new PostgresStore(getEnv("AERIE_DB_SERVER", "postgres"),
+        new PostgresStore(getEnv("AERIE_DB_HOST", "postgres"),
                           getEnv("SCHEDULER_DB_USER", ""),
                           Integer.parseInt(getEnv("AERIE_DB_PORT", "5432")),
                           getEnv("SCHEDULER_DB_PASSWORD", ""),