diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 176857e8fd603dadb98ca0315d9932d3df7537c0..a5bf96fb991d6e7e98cc1fd6dd927300b7ea7e26 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ services:
       WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: "${DB_ROOT_PASSWORD}"
     depends_on:
       - db
+    links:
+      - db
 
   wpcli:
     image: wordpress:cli