diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5ea39f1..9a8137a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Connection details about the database to apply migrations on can be provided via
 ```bash
 DB_HOST=...         # Database host
 DB_PORT=...         # Database port
-DB_APP_USER=...     # Username to connect with when applying migrations
-DB_APP_PASSWORD=... # Password to use to connect as $DB_APP_USER
+DB_USER=...         # Username to connect with when applying migrations
+DB_PASSWORD=...     # Password to use to connect as $DB_APP_USER
 DB_NAME=...         # Database name to apply migrations on
 ```
diff --git a/cobble.go b/cobble.go
index 84972ab..d0c0c3b 100644
--- a/cobble.go
+++ b/cobble.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func SetupDatabaseConnection(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	dbPort, _ := strconv.Atoi(os.Getenv("DB_PORT"))
 
 	db := NewDatabase(os.Getenv("DB_HOST"), dbPort)
-	err := db.Connect(os.Getenv("DB_APP_USER"), os.Getenv("DB_APP_PASSWORD"), os.Getenv("DB_NAME"))
+	err := db.Connect(os.Getenv("DB_USER"), os.Getenv("DB_PASSWORD"), os.Getenv("DB_NAME"))
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Failed to connect to the database: %s", err)