diff --git a/backend/app/db/migrations/env.py b/backend/app/db/migrations/env.py
index 67b81d8..42d7dce 100644
--- a/backend/app/db/migrations/env.py
+++ b/backend/app/db/migrations/env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+import os
 from logging.config import fileConfig
 
 from alembic import context
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ config = context.config
 if config.config_file_name is not None:
     fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
 
+if db_url := os.environ.get("DATABASE_URL"):
+    config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", db_url)
+
 target_metadata = Base.metadata