diff --git a/install/snowshare-install.sh b/install/snowshare-install.sh
index d31695b64..2f2865480 100644
--- a/install/snowshare-install.sh
+++ b/install/snowshare-install.sh
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ NEXTAUTH_SECRET="$(openssl rand -base64 32)"
 ALLOW_SIGNUP=true
 NODE_ENV=production
 EOF
+DATABASE_URL="postgresql://$DB_USER:$DB_PASS@localhost:5432/$DB_NAME"
 $STD npx prisma generate
 $STD npx prisma migrate deploy
 $STD npm run build