diff --git a/alembic.ini b/alembic.ini
index 612fb12..cb9626f 100644
--- a/alembic.ini
+++ b/alembic.ini
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ script_location = alembic
 # are written from script.py.mako
 # output_encoding = utf-8
 
-sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////app/storage/db/db.sqlite
+sqlalchemy.url = sqlite:////projects/simpletodoapp-njekzu/app/storage/db/db.sqlite
 
 [post_write_hooks]
 # post_write_hooks defines scripts or Python functions that are run
diff --git a/alembic/env.py b/alembic/env.py
index 092ebfb..f3ab0e6 100644
--- a/alembic/env.py
+++ b/alembic/env.py
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ from app.database.database import Base
 # access to the values within the .ini file in use.
 config = context.config
 
+# Set the database URL directly from our database module
+from app.database.database import SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL
+config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL)
+
 # Interpret the config file for Python logging.
 # This line sets up loggers basically.
 fileConfig(config.config_file_name)
diff --git a/app/database/database.py b/app/database/database.py
index d443a99..798b92f 100644
--- a/app/database/database.py
+++ b/app/database/database.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@ from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 
 # Create database directory if it doesn't exist
-DB_DIR = Path("/app") / "storage" / "db"
-# DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+PROJECT_ROOT = Path("/projects/simpletodoapp-njekzu")
+DB_DIR = PROJECT_ROOT / "app" / "storage" / "db"
+DB_DIR.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 # Database URL
-# SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = f"sqlite:///{DB_DIR}/db.sqlite"
+SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URL = f"sqlite:///{DB_DIR}/db.sqlite"
 
 # Create engine
 engine = create_engine(
@@ -17,15 +18,15 @@ engine = create_engine(
 )
 
 # Create session
-# SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
+SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine)
 
 # Create base class
 Base = declarative_base()
 
 # Dependency
-# def get_db():
-#     db = SessionLocal()
-#     try:
-#         yield db
-#     finally:
-#         db.close()
\ No newline at end of file
+def get_db():
+    db = SessionLocal()
+    try:
+        yield db
+    finally:
+        db.close()
\ No newline at end of file