diff --git a/ops/nixos/bvm-paperless/default.nix b/ops/nixos/bvm-paperless/default.nix
index 1f01106895..99e7d56234 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/bvm-paperless/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/bvm-paperless/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ in {
       PAPERLESS_CORS_ALLOWED_HOSTS = "https://paperless.int.lukegb.com,http://bvm-paperless.int.as205479.net:28981";
       PAPERLESS_ENABLE_HTTP_REMOTE_USER = "true";
       PAPERLESS_DBHOST = "localhost";
+      PAPERLESS_DBPASS = "";
     };
   };
   systemd.services.paperless-scheduler.serviceConfig = {