diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index e9881d7..33053d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,40 @@
 name: Build and Test
 
 on:
-  push:
-    branches: ["main"]
-  pull_request:
-    branches: ["main"]
+    push:
+        branches: ['main']
+    pull_request:
+        branches: ['main']
 
 jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    test:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [18]
+        strategy:
+            matrix:
+                node-version: [18]
 
-    steps:
-      - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        steps:
+            - name: Checkout code
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-          cache: "npm"
+            - name: Set up Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+              uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+              with:
+                  node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+                  cache: 'npm'
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+            - name: Install dependencies
+              run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Build
-        run: npm run build
+            - name: Set up environment variables
+              run: echo "MONGODB_URI=${{ secrets.MONGODB_URI }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: List build artifacts
-        run: ls dist
+            - name: Build
+              run: npm run build
 
-      - name: Run tests
-        run: npm test
+            - name: List build artifacts
+              run: ls dist
+
+            - name: Run tests
+              run: npm test
diff --git a/src/startup/db.ts b/src/startup/db.ts
index 3203051..efc3a22 100644
--- a/src/startup/db.ts
+++ b/src/startup/db.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,17 @@ import mongoose from 'mongoose';
 
 const connectToDatabase = async () => {
     try {
-        await mongoose.connect(process.env.db);
+        const mongoURI = process.env.MONGODB_URI;
+
+        if (!mongoURI) {
+            throw new Error(
+                'MongoDB connection string not found in environment variables.'
+            );
+        }
+
+        await mongoose.connect(mongoURI);
+
+        console.log('Connected to MongoDB');
     } catch (error) {
         console.error('Error connecting to MongoDB:', error.message);
         throw error;