diff --git a/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppConfig.java
index 4455da1..9a0a549 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/sample/apps/AppConfig.java
@@ -117,10 +117,10 @@ public static enum Type {
   public String tableName = null;
 
   // Name of the default database for postgres.
-  public String defaultPostgresDatabase = "postgres";
+  public String defaultPostgresDatabase = "yugabyte";
 
   // Name of the default username for postgres.
-  public String defaultPostgresUsername = "postgres";
+  public String defaultPostgresUsername = "yugabyte";
 
   // Does the table need to be dropped.
   public boolean shouldDropTable = false;