diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/kanban/templates/envvars.jinja b/roles/openshift-apps/kanban/templates/envvars.jinja
index 93321c7b48..523021e265 100644
--- a/roles/openshift-apps/kanban/templates/envvars.jinja
+++ b/roles/openshift-apps/kanban/templates/envvars.jinja
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   value: "1"
 - name: SECRET_KEY
   value: "{{ (env == 'production')|ternary(kanban_secret_key, kanban_secret_key_stg) }}"
+- name: DB_DRIVER
+  value: "postgresql+psycopg2"
 - name: DB_DATABASE
   value: "{{ kanban_db_name }}"
 - name: DB_USER