diff --git a/terraform-incubator/people-depot/dev/main.tf b/terraform-incubator/people-depot/dev/main.tf
index e3cd3ab..5142c71 100644
--- a/terraform-incubator/people-depot/dev/main.tf
+++ b/terraform-incubator/people-depot/dev/main.tf
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ provider "aws" {
 variable "root_db_password" {
   type        = string
   description = "root database password"
+  default = "password"
 }
 
 variable "app_db_password" {
   type = string
+  default = "password"
 }
 
 module "dev" {