diff --git a/apps/admin-dashboard/railway.json b/apps/admin-dashboard/railway.json
index ea72e1081..ea5f7fe7d 100644
--- a/apps/admin-dashboard/railway.json
+++ b/apps/admin-dashboard/railway.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "$schema": "https://railway.app/railway.schema.json",
   "build": {
     "builder": "NIXPACKS",
-    "buildCommand": "yarn db:migrate && yarn build --filter=admin-dashboard",
+    "buildCommand": "DATABASE_URL=$DATABASE_PUBLIC_URL yarn db:migrate && yarn build --filter=admin-dashboard",
     "nixpacksConfigPath": "/apps/admin-dashboard/railway.json",
     "watchPatterns": [
       "/apps/admin-dashboard/**/*",