diff --git a/backend/app/database.py b/backend/app/database.py
index 1002c8d..095cf72 100644
--- a/backend/app/database.py
+++ b/backend/app/database.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import DeclarativeBase
 from app.config import settings
 
 engine = create_async_engine(
-    settings.database_url,
+    settings.DATABASE_URL,
     echo=settings.DEBUG,
     pool_size=10,
     max_overflow=20,