diff --git a/stacks/obsidian-livesync/compose.yaml b/stacks/obsidian-livesync/compose.yaml
index d2a2e3a..9ba4bd8 100644
--- a/stacks/obsidian-livesync/compose.yaml
+++ b/stacks/obsidian-livesync/compose.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
       - obsidian_data:/opt/couchdb/data
     environment:
-      - COUCHDB_USER=${OBSIDIAN_USER:_obsidian}
+      - COUCHDB_USER=${OBSIDIAN_USER}
       - COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${OBSIDIAN_PASSWORD}
     networks:
       - obsidian-network