diff --git a/backend/config.py b/backend/config.py
index dcc2ce94..e45792ed 100644
--- a/backend/config.py
+++ b/backend/config.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 class Config:
     SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY') or secrets.token_hex(32)
-    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'sqlite:///../../db/frameos.db'
+    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI') or 'sqlite:///../../db/frameos.db'
 
 class DevelopmentConfig(Config):
     DEBUG = True