diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 1450f5d..2b8ec00 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-DATABASE_URL='localDB/sqlite.db'
+LOCAL_DATABASE_URL='localDB/sqlite.db'
 SECRET_GMAIL_USERNAME=your_gmail_username
 SECRET_GMAIL_PASS=your_gmail_password
diff --git a/drizzle.config.ts b/drizzle.config.ts
index 01fa7e5..edd2569 100644
--- a/drizzle.config.ts
+++ b/drizzle.config.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import * as dotenv from 'dotenv';
 import type { Config } from 'drizzle-kit';
 
 dotenv.config();
-const { DATABASE_URL } = process.env;
+const { LOCAL_DATABASE_URL } = process.env;
 
-if (!DATABASE_URL) {
+if (!LOCAL_DATABASE_URL) {
 	throw new Error(
 		'No DATABASE_URL defined in the environment variables. Please ensure it is set in the .env file.'
 	);
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ export default {
 	out: './drizzleMigrations',
 	driver: 'better-sqlite',
 	dbCredentials: {
-		url: DATABASE_URL
+		url: LOCAL_DATABASE_URL
 	}
 } satisfies Config;