diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 0d1d10c..0a29f37 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class mastodon (
   String $hostname = 'mastodon.example.org',
   String $smtp_server = 'mail.example.org',
   String $mastodon_home = '/opt/mastodon',
-  String $db_password = '',
+  String $db_password = 'S3cr3TP4ssw0rd',
   String $mastodon_version = 'v4.2.1',
   String $ruby_version = '3.2.2',
   String $mastodon_user = 'mastodon',