diff --git a/10.0/entrypoint.sh b/10.0/entrypoint.sh
index 9fe792f..80c413b 100755
--- a/10.0/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/10.0/entrypoint.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,31 @@ set -e
 : ${PORT:=${DB_PORT_5432_TCP_PORT:=5432}}
 : ${USER:=${DB_ENV_POSTGRES_USER:=${POSTGRES_USER:='odoo'}}}
 : ${PASSWORD:=${DB_ENV_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:=${POSTGRES_PASSWORD:='odoo'}}}
-# pass them as arguments to the odoo process
+
+# pass them as arguments to the odoo process if not present in the config file
 DB_ARGS=("--db_user" $USER "--db_password" $PASSWORD "--db_host" $HOST "--db_port" $PORT)
 
+function is_in_config_file() {
+    if [[ ! -f ${ODOO_RC} ]] ; then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    while read -r line ; do
+        if [[ ${line} == ${1}* ]] ; then
+            return 0
+        fi
+    done < "${ODOO_RC}"
+    return 1
+}
+
+for i in "${!DB_ARGS[@]}" ; do
+    # postgres credentials begins by `--` when used as odoo argument but it's not the
+    # case when they're set in the config file
+    if  [[ "${DB_ARGS[$i]}" == --* ]] && is_in_config_file "${DB_ARGS[$i]:2}" ; then
+        unset "DB_ARGS[$i]" ; unset "DB_ARGS[$i+1]"
+    fi
+done
+
 case "$1" in
 	-- | odoo)
 		shift