diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c18a54a..65addf6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+## v1.1.0 - [March 8, 2024](https://github.com/lando/postgres/releases/tag/v1.1.0)
+
+### Fixes
+* Allow empty user/dbname fields to pass healthcheck [lando/lamp#51](https://github.com/lando/lamp/issues/51)
+
 ## v1.0.0 - [December 7, 2023](https://github.com/lando/postgres/releases/tag/v1.0.0)
 
   * Dialed fully for `lando update`.
diff --git a/examples/custom/.lando.yml b/examples/custom/.lando.yml
index c2b5abd..7aab95f 100644
--- a/examples/custom/.lando.yml
+++ b/examples/custom/.lando.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ services:
   cross:
     type: postgres:14
     portforward: true
+  blank_user:
+    type: postgres
+    creds:
+      user:
 tooling:
   verifycustom:
     service: custom
@@ -29,4 +33,4 @@ tooling:
 # This is important because it lets lando know to test against the plugin in this repo
 # DO NOT REMOVE THIS!
 plugins:
-  "@lando/postgres": ./../../
\ No newline at end of file
+  "@lando/postgres": ./../../
diff --git a/utils/get-default-healthcheck.js b/utils/get-default-healthcheck.js
index aa5b7af..bd0e484 100644
--- a/utils/get-default-healthcheck.js
+++ b/utils/get-default-healthcheck.js
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 
 // checks to see if a setting is disabled
 module.exports = options => {
-  return [
+  let healthcheck = [
     'psql',
     `--host=${options.name}`,
-    `--username=${options.creds.user}`,
-    `--dbname=${options.creds.database}`,
+  ];
+
+  // Only include whatever creds are available.
+  options.creds.user ? healthcheck.push(`--user=${options.creds.user}`) : false;
+  options.creds.database ? healthcheck.push(`--dbname=${options.creds.database}`) : false;
+
+  return healthcheck.concat([
     '-c "\\\l"',
-  ].join(' ');
+  ]).join(' ');
 };