diff --git a/.config/prisma.ts b/.config/prisma.ts
index a9e7bbf64..4556ba305 100644
--- a/.config/prisma.ts
+++ b/.config/prisma.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ expand(config({ quiet: true }));
 
 export default defineConfig({
   datasource: {
-    url: process.env.DATABASE_URL ?? ''
+    url: process.env.DIRECT_URL ?? process.env.DATABASE_URL
   },
   migrations: {
     path: join(__dirname, '..', 'prisma', 'migrations'),
diff --git a/prisma/seed.mts b/prisma/seed.mts
index 4819e241e..81f34d05a 100644
--- a/prisma/seed.mts
+++ b/prisma/seed.mts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { PrismaPg } from '@prisma/adapter-pg';
 import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
 
 const adapter = new PrismaPg({
-  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL
+  connectionString: process.env.DIRECT_URL ?? process.env.DATABASE_URL
 });
 
 const prisma = new PrismaClient({ adapter });