diff --git a/.env b/.env
index aca61ee..1ed8778 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=
 
 # PRISMA
 DATABASE_URL="postgres://hestia:test123@localhost:5432/hestia"
+DIRECT_URL="postgres://hestia:test123@localhost:5432/hestia"
 
 # CLERK
 PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=secret_do_not_commit_or_change_this_create_.env.local_instead
diff --git a/prisma/schema.prisma b/prisma/schema.prisma
index fb780a0..4f15db1 100644
--- a/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ generator pothos {
 }
 
 datasource db {
-  provider = "postgresql"
-  url      = env("DATABASE_URL")
+  provider  = "postgresql"
+  url       = env("DATABASE_URL")
+  directUrl = env("DIRECT_URL")
 }
 
 model User {