diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 56075093..2ba46219 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+DATABASE=
 RAILS_ENV=
 IMAP_SERVER=
 DEFAULT_FROM=
diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 28e195b8..7989a013 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ test:
 production:
   adapter: postgresql
   pool: <%= ENV.fetch("RAILS_MAX_THREADS") { 5 } %>
-  database: sutty
+  database: <%= ENV.fetch('DATABASE') { 'sutty' } %>
   user: sutty
   host: postgresql
   encoding: unicode