diff --git a/backend/db/index.ts b/backend/db/index.ts
index 7b41e19..5fbbfaa 100644
--- a/backend/db/index.ts
+++ b/backend/db/index.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/node-postgres";
 import { Pool } from "pg";
 import * as schema from "./schema";
+import {secrets} from "../src/utils/secrets";
 
 console.log("[DB INIT] 1. Suche Connection String...");
 
 // Checken woher die URL kommt
-let connectionString = process.env.DATABASE_URL;
+let connectionString = process.env.DATABASE_URL || secrets.DATABASE_URL;
 if (connectionString) {
     console.log("[DB INIT] -> Gefunden in process.env.DATABASE_URL");
 } else {