diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index cdbae85b..a0cd4549 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_AFTER_SIGN_UP_URL="/dashboard"
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Database (Neon - PostgreSQL)
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL=
+DATABASE_URL=
 
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Stripe
diff --git a/apps/www/env.ts b/apps/www/env.ts
index 5d354f03..3955fea2 100644
--- a/apps/www/env.ts
+++ b/apps/www/env.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     // DATABASE_PASSWORD: z.string().min(1),
     STRIPE_API_KEY: z.string().min(1).optional(),
     STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET: z.string().min(1).optional(),
+    DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
   },
   /**
    * Specify your client-side environment variables schema here.
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
     NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_STD_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID: z.string().min(1).optional(),
     NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_PRODUCT_ID: z.string().min(1).optional(),
     NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID: z.string().min(1).optional(),
-    NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL: z.string().url(),
   },
   /**
    * Destructure all variables from `process.env` to make sure they aren't tree-shaken away.
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ export const env = createEnv({
       process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_PRODUCT_ID,
     NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID:
       process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_STRIPE_PRO_MONTHLY_PRICE_ID,
-    NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL: process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL,
   },
   /**
    * Run `build` or `dev` with `SKIP_ENV_VALIDATION` to skip env validation.
diff --git a/packages/db/src/index.ts b/packages/db/src/index.ts
index a5d0786e..392a5dec 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/index.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-import { neon, Pool } from "@neondatabase/serverless";
-// import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/neon-http";
-import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/neon-serverless';
-import { customAlphabet } from "nanoid";
-
 import * as asset from "./schema/asset";
 import * as countryCode from "./schema/country";
 import * as currency from "./schema/currency";
@@ -10,6 +5,12 @@ import * as customer from "./schema/customer";
 import * as openbanking from "./schema/openbanking";
 import * as provider from "./schema/provider";
 
+import { Pool, neon } from "@neondatabase/serverless";
+
+import { customAlphabet } from "nanoid";
+// import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/neon-http";
+import { drizzle } from 'drizzle-orm/neon-serverless';
+
 export const schema = {
   ...countryCode,
   ...currency,
@@ -36,10 +37,8 @@ export * from "./enum";
 
 export * from "drizzle-orm";
 
-import { env } from "../../../apps/www/env";
-
 const pool = new Pool({
-  connectionString: env.NEXT_PUBLIC_DATABASE_URL!,
+  connectionString: process.env.DATABASE_URL,
 });
 
 export const db = drizzle(