diff --git a/tests/settings.py b/tests/settings.py
index ac1a80f..ec42daf 100644
--- a/tests/settings.py
+++ b/tests/settings.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DATABASES = {
         "NAME": os.environ.get("DB_NAME", "modelutils"),
         "USER": os.environ.get("DB_USER", 'postgres'),
         "PASSWORD": os.environ.get("DB_PASSWORD", ""),
-        "HOST": os.environ.get("DB_HOST", ""),
+        "HOST": os.environ.get("DB_HOST", "localhost"),
         "PORT": os.environ.get("DB_PORT", 5432)
     },
 }