diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker-rootless.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker-rootless.en-us.md
index 4f9921bca88..672c842024d 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker-rootless.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker-rootless.en-us.md
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ services:
   server:
     image: gitea/gitea:latest-rootless
 +    environment:
-+      - GITEA__database__TYPE=mysql
++      - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=mysql
 +      - GITEA__database__HOST=db:3306
 +      - GITEA__database__NAME=gitea
 +      - GITEA__database__USER=gitea
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ services:
   server:
     image: gitea/gitea:latest-rootless
     environment:
-+      - GITEA__database__TYPE=postgres
++      - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=postgres
 +      - GITEA__database__HOST=db:5432
 +      - GITEA__database__NAME=gitea
 +      - GITEA__database__USER=gitea
diff --git a/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker.en-us.md b/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker.en-us.md
index 6c4823b5bee..83f82d85d63 100644
--- a/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker.en-us.md
+++ b/docs/content/doc/installation/with-docker.en-us.md
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - USER_UID=1000
       - USER_GID=1000
-+     - GITEA__database__TYPE=mysql
++     - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=mysql
 +     - GITEA__database__HOST=db:3306
 +     - GITEA__database__NAME=gitea
 +     - GITEA__database__USER=gitea
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ services:
     environment:
       - USER_UID=1000
       - USER_GID=1000
-+     - GITEA__database__TYPE=postgres
++     - GITEA__database__DB_TYPE=postgres
 +     - GITEA__database__HOST=db:5432
 +     - GITEA__database__NAME=gitea
 +     - GITEA__database__USER=gitea