diff --git a/AutomatedTestingApp/AutomatedTestingApp/Program.cs b/AutomatedTestingApp/AutomatedTestingApp/Program.cs
index bb3f0e7..39bef2f 100644
--- a/AutomatedTestingApp/AutomatedTestingApp/Program.cs
+++ b/AutomatedTestingApp/AutomatedTestingApp/Program.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // Add services to the container.
 builder.Services.AddControllersWithViews();
 
-var connectionString = builder.Configuration.GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection") ??
+var connectionString = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("CUSTOMCONNSTR_SQLITE") ??
                        throw new InvalidOperationException("Connection string 'DefaultConnection' not found.");
 builder.Services.AddDbContext<DataContext>(options =>
     options.UseSqlite(connectionString));