diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 0a240b88..52a8269e 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SERVER_IP=localhost
-DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db
+ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db
 RESTIC_CACHE_DIR=./data/restic/cache
 ZEROBYTE_REPOSITORIES_DIR=./data/repositories
 ZEROBYTE_VOLUMES_DIR=./data/volumes
diff --git a/.env.test b/.env.test
index 3695cb28..131beb69 100644
--- a/.env.test
+++ b/.env.test
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-DATABASE_URL=:memory:
+ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL=:memory:
 APP_SECRET=8b9acd4456dd5db0a4a3c4f4e1240b2c3ae08bb59690167197425e4a25dd9a69
 BASE_URL=http://localhost:4096
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b2fbb804..f073918d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod -R 777 playwright/temp
           touch .env.local
           echo "SERVER_IP=localhost" >> .env.local
-          echo "DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db" >> .env.local
+          echo "ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db" >> .env.local
           echo "BASE_URL=http://localhost:4096" >> .env.local
 
       - name: Start zerobyte-e2e service
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 53e2f42f..760b6086 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ For local development, create a `.env.local` file at the repo root and override
 
 ```bash
 # Example
-DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db
+ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL=./data/zerobyte.db
 APP_SECRET=your_app_secret_here
 RESTIC_PASS_FILE=./data/restic.pass
 RESTIC_CACHE_DIR=./data/restic/cache
diff --git a/app/server/core/constants.ts b/app/server/core/constants.ts
index eb12ed4e..22dfe503 100644
--- a/app/server/core/constants.ts
+++ b/app/server/core/constants.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@ export const REPOSITORY_BASE = process.env.ZEROBYTE_REPOSITORIES_DIR || "/var/li
 
 export const RESTIC_CACHE_DIR = process.env.RESTIC_CACHE_DIR || "/var/lib/zerobyte/restic/cache";
 
-export const DATABASE_URL = process.env.DATABASE_URL || "/var/lib/zerobyte/data/zerobyte.db";
+export const DATABASE_URL = process.env.ZEROBYTE_DATABASE_URL || "/var/lib/zerobyte/data/zerobyte.db";
 export const RESTIC_PASS_FILE = process.env.RESTIC_PASS_FILE || "/var/lib/zerobyte/data/restic.pass";
 
 export const RCLONE_CONFIG_DIR = process.env.RCLONE_CONFIG_DIR || "/root/.config/rclone";
 
-export const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = [DATABASE_URL, RESTIC_PASS_FILE, REPOSITORY_BASE];
+export const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = [RESTIC_PASS_FILE, REPOSITORY_BASE];
 
 export const REGISTRATION_ENABLED_KEY = "registrations_enabled";
diff --git a/app/server/db/db.ts b/app/server/db/db.ts
index 213b6bac..54b4fd21 100644
--- a/app/server/db/db.ts
+++ b/app/server/db/db.ts
@@ -10,14 +10,8 @@ import * as schema from "./schema";
 
 fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(DATABASE_URL), { recursive: true });
 
-if (
-	fs.existsSync(path.join(path.dirname(DATABASE_URL), "ironmount.db")) &&
-	!fs.existsSync(DATABASE_URL)
-) {
-	fs.renameSync(
-		path.join(path.dirname(DATABASE_URL), "ironmount.db"),
-		DATABASE_URL,
-	);
+if (fs.existsSync(path.join(path.dirname(DATABASE_URL), "ironmount.db")) && !fs.existsSync(DATABASE_URL)) {
+	fs.renameSync(path.join(path.dirname(DATABASE_URL), "ironmount.db"), DATABASE_URL);
 }
 
 const sqlite = new Database(DATABASE_URL);