diff --git a/src/database.py b/src/database.py
index f3bdda54105b0166f80b2c15fd8d0f3900a372e1..d47cb7fbfdaa9d0a0a0fd2a7eb0c83aeb7499681 100644
--- a/src/database.py
+++ b/src/database.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def create_app():
         pw=my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_PW'],
         url=my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_HOST'],
         db=my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_DB'])
-    my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = my_db_url_mariadb
+    my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = my_db_url_postgresql
     my_app.config['SQLALCHEMY_TRACK_MODIFICATIONS'] = False  # silence the deprecation warning
     my_app.config['FLASK_ADMIN_SWATCH'] = 'superhero'
     # cache.init_app(app)