diff --git a/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template b/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
index 5480932101..c1064bf683 100644
--- a/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
+++ b/packages/generators/app/lib/resources/templates/database-templates/ts/database.template
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default ({ env }) => {
       connection: {
         connectionString: env('DATABASE_URL'),
         host: env('DATABASE_HOST', 'localhost'),
-        port: env.int('DATABASE_PORT', 3306),
+        port: env.int('DATABASE_PORT', 5432),
         database: env('DATABASE_NAME', 'strapi'),
         user: env('DATABASE_USERNAME', 'strapi'),
         password: env('DATABASE_PASSWORD', 'strapi'),