diff --git a/scripts/check-db.js b/scripts/check-db.js
index cdfeafa327..b0fb7efd7f 100644
--- a/scripts/check-db.js
+++ b/scripts/check-db.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if (process.env.SKIP_DB_CHECK) {
   process.exit(0);
 }
 
-function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.UMAMI_DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
   const type = url && url.split(':')[0];
 
   if (type === 'postgres') {
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ function error(msg) {
 }
 
 async function checkEnv() {
-  if (!process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
-    throw new Error('DATABASE_URL is not defined.');
+  if (!process.env.UMAMI_DATABASE_URL && !process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+    throw new Error('Neither UMAMI_DATABASE_URL nor DATABASE_URL is defined.');
   } else {
-    success('DATABASE_URL is defined.');
+    success('Database URL is defined.');
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/check-env.js b/scripts/check-env.js
index 280e7e398f..36d80d4b42 100644
--- a/scripts/check-env.js
+++ b/scripts/check-env.js
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ function checkMissing(vars) {
 }
 
 if (!process.env.SKIP_DB_CHECK && !process.env.DATABASE_TYPE) {
-  checkMissing(['DATABASE_URL']);
+  if (!process.env.UMAMI_DATABASE_URL && !process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+    console.log('Neither UMAMI_DATABASE_URL nor DATABASE_URL is defined.');
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
 }
 
 if (process.env.CLOUD_MODE) {
diff --git a/scripts/copy-db-files.js b/scripts/copy-db-files.js
index 15c34674f0..2efad0ccac 100644
--- a/scripts/copy-db-files.js
+++ b/scripts/copy-db-files.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ const fse = require('fs-extra');
 const path = require('path');
 const del = require('del');
 
-function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.UMAMI_DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
   const type = process.env.DATABASE_TYPE || (url && url.split(':')[0]);
 
   if (type === 'postgres') {
diff --git a/src/lib/db.ts b/src/lib/db.ts
index 0ffedd0d87..524bf4d00f 100644
--- a/src/lib/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ BigInt.prototype['toJSON'] = function () {
   return Number(this);
 };
 
-export function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
+export function getDatabaseType(url = process.env.UMAMI_DATABASE_URL || process.env.DATABASE_URL) {
   const type = url && url.split(':')[0];
 
   if (type === 'postgres') {