diff --git a/streaming/index.js b/streaming/index.js
index 701cb2f55..d69f8fa19 100644
--- a/streaming/index.js
+++ b/streaming/index.js
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const startWorker = (workerId) => {
     development: {
       user:     process.env.DB_USER || pg.defaults.user,
       password: process.env.DB_PASS || pg.defaults.password,
-      database: process.env.DB_NAME || 'mastodon_development',
+      database: 'mastodon_development',
       host:     process.env.DB_HOST || pg.defaults.host,
       port:     process.env.DB_PORT || pg.defaults.port,
       max:      10,