diff --git a/packages/db/src/client.ts b/packages/db/src/client.ts
index 96d5b3d..4f0b59f 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/client.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/client.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createEnvAccessor } from "@devscast/config";
 import { drizzle } from "drizzle-orm/node-postgres";
 import { Pool } from "pg";
 
@@ -5,9 +6,11 @@ import * as schema from "@/schema";
 
 const isDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development";
 
+const env = createEnvAccessor(["BASANGO_DATABASE_URL"] as const);
+
 const pool = new Pool({
   allowExitOnIdle: true,
-  connectionString: process.env.BASANGO_DATABASE_URL!,
+  connectionString: env("BASANGO_DATABASE_URL"),
   connectionTimeoutMillis: 15_000,
   idleTimeoutMillis: isDevelopment ? 5_000 : 60_000,
   max: isDevelopment ? 8 : 12,