diff --git a/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db b/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
index b4009e7047..a15fa3e13a 100755
--- a/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
+++ b/scripts/setup/postgres-init-db
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $# == 0 ]]; then
     USERNAME=zulip
-    PASSWORD=xxxxxxxxxxxx
+    PASSWORD=$($(dirname $0)/../../bin/get-django-setting LOCAL_DATABASE_PASSWORD)
     DBNAME=zulip
     SEARCH_PATH="$USERNAME",public
 elif [[ $# == 4 ]]; then