diff --git a/Containers/notify-push/start.sh b/Containers/notify-push/start.sh
index d93be21c..e1bbf974 100644
--- a/Containers/notify-push/start.sh
+++ b/Containers/notify-push/start.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ fi
 # Use the correct Postgres username
 if [ "$POSTGRES_USER" = nextcloud ]; then
     POSTGRES_USER="oc_$POSTGRES_USER"
+    export POSTGRES_USER
 fi
 
 # Set sensitive values as env