diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 2296edd11ec0aad8abd0551b893e707711ff62f6..2f964e241e58e8acc6beae71d908783ed86d3567 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