diff --git a/src/sentry/conf/server.py b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
index 8de568473234df..ddaa6582850267 100644
--- a/src/sentry/conf/server.py
+++ b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
@@ -1346,7 +1346,7 @@ def create_partitioned_queues(name):
     "postgres": {
         "image": "postgres:9.6-alpine",
         "ports": {"5432/tcp": 5432},
-        "environment": {"POSTGRES_DB": "sentry"},
+        "environment": {"POSTGRES_DB": "sentry", "POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD": "trust"},
         "volumes": {"postgres": {"bind": "/var/lib/postgresql/data"}},
     },
     "zookeeper": {