diff --git a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
index 5b7e856cd..bb5b2dd3e 100644
--- a/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/compose/docker-compose.postgres.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ services:
       POSTGRES_DB: paperless
       POSTGRES_USER: paperless
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: paperless
-      POSTGRES_HOST_AUTH_METHOD: trust
 
   webserver:
     image: ghcr.io/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx:latest
diff --git a/install-paperless-ngx.sh b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
index b7f7c846a..38698ff87 100755
--- a/install-paperless-ngx.sh
+++ b/install-paperless-ngx.sh
@@ -74,12 +74,13 @@ fi
 # Added handling for timezone for busybox based linux, not having timedatectl available (i.e. QNAP QTS)
 # if neither timedatectl nor /etc/TZ is suceeding, defaulting to GMT.
 if  command -v timedatectl &> /dev/null ; then
-        default_time_zone=$(timedatectl show -p Timezone --value)
+	default_time_zone=$(timedatectl show -p Timezone --value)
 elif [ -f /etc/TZ ] && [ -f /etc/tzlist ] ; then
-        TZ=$(cat /etc/TZ)
-        default_time_zone=$(grep -B 1 -m 1 "$TZ" /etc/tzlist | head -1 | cut -f 2 -d =)
+	TZ=$(cat /etc/TZ)
+	default_time_zone=$(grep -B 1 -m 1 "$TZ" /etc/tzlist | head -1 | cut -f 2 -d =)
 else
-        default_time_zone="Europe/London"
+	echo "WARN: unable to detect timezone, defaulting to Etc/UTC"
+	default_time_zone="Etc/UTC"
 fi
 
 set -e