diff --git a/api/docker-entrypoint.sh b/api/docker-entrypoint.sh
index 6339c78..b76e0e1 100644
--- a/api/docker-entrypoint.sh
+++ b/api/docker-entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export NODE_ENV="production"
-export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://$POSTGRES_USERNAME:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@nextnet-postgres:5432/$POSTGRES_DB?schema=nextnet"
+
+if [[ "$DATABASE_URL" == "" ]]; then
+  export DATABASE_URL="postgresql://$POSTGRES_USERNAME:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@nextnet-postgres:5432/$POSTGRES_DB?schema=nextnet"
+fi
 
 echo "Welcome to NextNet."
 echo "Running database migrations..."
 npx prisma migrate deploy
 echo "Starting application..."
-npm start
\ No newline at end of file
+npm start