diff --git a/src/db.rs b/src/db.rs
index b08282d..19695b4 100644
--- a/src/db.rs
+++ b/src/db.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ impl DatabaseBackend {
             postgres = Some(
                 sqlx::postgres::PgPoolOptions::new()
                     .max_connections(5)
-                    .connect(&std::env::var("DATABASE_URL").unwrap())
+                    .connect(db_url)
                     .await
                     .unwrap(),
             );