diff --git a/backend/app.py b/backend/app.py
index f56e160a3fa21a85056007a8a5ff5e191b7121e4..19695711a0ce0c35f16e4a1df7f8c5950a180481 100644
--- a/backend/app.py
+++ b/backend/app.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ app = Flask(__name__)
 CORS(app)
 
 # Get the database URL from the environment
-DATABASE_URL = os.getenv('DATABASE_URL')
+DATABASE_URL = "postgresql://postgres:RdMSFdyIgbiwfwIPwSupAvPkcsKZzRbF@junction.proxy.rlwy.net:29683/railway"
 if not DATABASE_URL:
     raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL is not set in the environment variables")