diff --git a/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md b/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
index b13bafbf2..6b9f98708 100644
--- a/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
+++ b/docs/docs/getting-started/install.md
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Deployment with the Docker CLI can be done with `docker run` and specify the dat
 
 ```shell
 docker run \
-    -e DB_URL='sqlite:///mealie.db' \
     -p 9925:80 \
     -v `pwd`:'/app/data/' \
     hkotel/mealie:latest
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ services:
     ports:
       - 9925:80
     environment:
-      DB_URL: sqlite:///mealie.db
       TZ: America/Anchorage
     volumes:
       - ./mealie/data/:/app/data
diff --git a/template.env b/template.env
index 2fe26b3e0..358647e33 100644
--- a/template.env
+++ b/template.env
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ API_PORT=9000
 API_DOCS=True
 
 # Sets the Database URL to use. See https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/core/engines.html for options.
-DB_URL=sqlite:///mealie.db
+DB_URL=
 
 # Sets the token expiration time in hours. 
 TOKEN_TIME=24
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ AUTO_IMPORT_SETTINGS=True
 AUTO_IMPORT_PAGES=True
 AUTO_IMPORT_THEMES=True
 AUTO_IMPORT_USERS=True
-AUTO_IMPORT_GROUPS=True
\ No newline at end of file
+AUTO_IMPORT_GROUPS=True