diff --git a/everything-app/masto.yaml b/everything-app/masto.yaml
index 2dc9bc2..97b683a 100644
--- a/everything-app/masto.yaml
+++ b/everything-app/masto.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ spec:
           postgresql:
             host: masto-postgres
             existingSecret: "masto.masto-postgres.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do"
+            auth:
+              username: "externalSecret"
+              password: "externalSecret"
           redis:
             host: redis4masto
             database: "0"